consequent

1. an event, state, or circumstance that follows from some other event, state, or circumstance.

2. in a conditional proposition of the if…then form, the statement that follows the connective then. The consequent is what is expected to be the case given that the antecedent (the statement following if) is true. For example, in the conditional proposition, If Socrates is a man, then he is mortal, the statement he is mortal is the consequent.

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May 10th 2024

self-consistency perspective

a variation of cognitive dissonance theory in which cognitive dissonance is considered particularly likely to occur when an inconsistency involves some aspect of the self. This perspective differs from self-affirmation theory in that dissonance can be reduced only by resolving the specific inconsistency that gave rise to the discomfort; it does not allow for the possibility that dissonance can be reduced by affirming some other aspect of the self. [originally proposed by U.S. psychologist Elliot Aronson (1932– )]