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Best Answer: The DSM IV does not list 'cognitive stress' as a specific disorder, but disorders like Delirium, Dementia, etc. are listed under cognitive disorders. Cognitive stress would really just mean a strain in cognitive function, or in processing certain information/ messages sent to the brain.
The researchers further speculated that with only $1, subjects faced insufficient justification and therefore cognitive dissonance, so when they were asked to lie about the tasks, they sought to relieve this hypothetical stress by changing their attitude.