<prompt> Hlalosa lentsoe cognitive dissonance.nan  <response>: Instruction in English: Define the term cognitive dissonance. . Response in English: Cognitive dissonance is a psychological theory which refers to the discomfort felt by a person when holding two or more contradictory beliefs, values or ideas. Its an internal clash between what someone believes versus the reality they face, causing tension and discomfort which motivates the person to resolve the inconsistency. To reduce or resolve the dissonance, individuals may change their attitudes or behaviors, justify their choices or minimize the importance of the conflicting information. The theory of cognitive dissonance was first proposed by Leon Festinger in the 1950s and has since become an important concept in social psychology. . Response in Sesotho: Cognitive dissonance ke khopolo ea kelello e bolelang ho se phutholohe ha motho a tšoere litumelo tse peli kapa ho feta tse hanyetsanang, litekanyetso kapa likhopolo. Ke khohlano e ka hare lipakeng tsa seo motho a se lumelang khahlano le nete eo a tobaneng le eona, e bakang tsitsipano le ho hloka botsitso tse susumetsang motho ho rarolla ho se lumellane. Ho fokotsa kapa ho rarolla ho hloka kutloano, batho ba ka fetola maikutlo kapa boitšoaro ba bona, ba lokafatsa khetho ea bona kapa ba nyenyefatsa bohlokoa ba litaba tse hanyetsanang. Khopolo ea cognitive dissonance e ile ea hlahisoa ka lekhetlo la pele ke Leon Festinger lilemong tsa bo-1950 me e se e le khopolo ea bohlokoa ho psychology ea sechaba. 