What's the difference between dissonance and dissonancy?
Dissonance
Definition:
(n.) A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord.
(n.) Want of agreement; incongruity.
Example Sentences:
(1) The tunes weren't quite as easy and lush as they had been, and hints of dissonance crept in.
(2) A former ministerial colleague of Iain Duncan Smith once put it to me that he was a striking example of cognitive dissonance: that is, of holding two or more contradictory beliefs in his head at any given moment.
(3) The paper proposes that in post-behaviouristic and post-phenomenological times an integration of frames of reference, designs and methodologies ought to be attempted, notwithstanding serious dissonances, disagreements, and professions-bound interests.
(4) The effects of exposure to racially dissonant residential environments on depressive psychopathology are explored.
(5) So you’re left with a problem that is one of the most widely studied concepts in social psychology - cognitive dissonance .
(6) An adequate interpretation of the findings required an integration of Festinger's (1954, 1957) social comparisons and cognitive-dissonance theories, Cooley's (1902) notions of reflected appraisal, and Newman and Newman's (1976) extrapolations from ego-identity theory.
(7) This dissonance should be explored, as effect of zero g might be different on blood flow in vivo and in vitro.
(8) When an individual acts contrary to personal values, then there is dissonance, with consequences of guilt, anxiety, despair, or alienation.
(9) The result is a weird kind of dissonance: blogs and op-ed pieces written in London salivate over "the most important byelection in 30 years" and claim – with some justification – that its outcome will have profound consequences for the two coalition parties, while most locals view it all with a sullen detachment.
(10) Dissonant stimuli are detectable at the cortical level in man (Finkenzeller, Keidel).
(11) Smokers may experience cognitive dissonance as a result of using tobacco despite its well-publicised ill-effects, and it may be that interventions targeting rationalisations for smoking will be useful in smoking cessation.
(12) Study 3 concerned the effects of laterally presented sound on scanning spatially consonant or dissonant vertical bars.
(13) I think a lot of people might think his work is stridently dissonant or painful on the ears.
(14) Nicholas Brady's text updated the science a bit, and Purcell created some gloriously crunchy dissonances resolving to broad, bright harmony as he praised Cecilia, the embodiment of music, and her role in creating cosmic harmony out of atomic chaos: "Soul of the World!
(15) Perhaps Jones indicated an unease with the sometimes abrasively dissonant music of the later Coltrane bands that preceded the Ali signing, because his own subsequent groups - following a brief stint with Duke Ellington for a European tour - leaned much closer toward a relaxed and accessible hard bop.
(16) We have a lot of green blind spots – moments where acute cognitive dissonance consolidates rather than changing a rather unsustainable behaviour.
(17) The continuing dissonance inside the educational environment and between education and clinical practice are proposed as contributory factors in the processes that can lead to student frustration and disenchantment.
(18) It is a tensile, highly dissonant combination of lines, etched in primary colours, with absolutely no harmonic or colouristic padding to ingratiate the listener.
(19) It's not like listening to feedback, and it's not dissonant.
(20) A prevention technique based on cognitive dissonance theory proposes verbal inoculations to establish or strengthen beliefs and attitudes, helping a young person to resist drinking, which may be in conflict with another, more desirable goal.
Dissonancy
Definition:
(n.) Discord; dissonance.
Example Sentences:
(1) The tunes weren't quite as easy and lush as they had been, and hints of dissonance crept in.
(2) A former ministerial colleague of Iain Duncan Smith once put it to me that he was a striking example of cognitive dissonance: that is, of holding two or more contradictory beliefs in his head at any given moment.
(3) The paper proposes that in post-behaviouristic and post-phenomenological times an integration of frames of reference, designs and methodologies ought to be attempted, notwithstanding serious dissonances, disagreements, and professions-bound interests.
(4) The effects of exposure to racially dissonant residential environments on depressive psychopathology are explored.
(5) So you’re left with a problem that is one of the most widely studied concepts in social psychology - cognitive dissonance .
(6) An adequate interpretation of the findings required an integration of Festinger's (1954, 1957) social comparisons and cognitive-dissonance theories, Cooley's (1902) notions of reflected appraisal, and Newman and Newman's (1976) extrapolations from ego-identity theory.
(7) This dissonance should be explored, as effect of zero g might be different on blood flow in vivo and in vitro.
(8) When an individual acts contrary to personal values, then there is dissonance, with consequences of guilt, anxiety, despair, or alienation.
(9) The result is a weird kind of dissonance: blogs and op-ed pieces written in London salivate over "the most important byelection in 30 years" and claim – with some justification – that its outcome will have profound consequences for the two coalition parties, while most locals view it all with a sullen detachment.
(10) Dissonant stimuli are detectable at the cortical level in man (Finkenzeller, Keidel).
(11) Smokers may experience cognitive dissonance as a result of using tobacco despite its well-publicised ill-effects, and it may be that interventions targeting rationalisations for smoking will be useful in smoking cessation.
(12) Study 3 concerned the effects of laterally presented sound on scanning spatially consonant or dissonant vertical bars.
(13) I think a lot of people might think his work is stridently dissonant or painful on the ears.
(14) Nicholas Brady's text updated the science a bit, and Purcell created some gloriously crunchy dissonances resolving to broad, bright harmony as he praised Cecilia, the embodiment of music, and her role in creating cosmic harmony out of atomic chaos: "Soul of the World!
(15) Perhaps Jones indicated an unease with the sometimes abrasively dissonant music of the later Coltrane bands that preceded the Ali signing, because his own subsequent groups - following a brief stint with Duke Ellington for a European tour - leaned much closer toward a relaxed and accessible hard bop.
(16) We have a lot of green blind spots – moments where acute cognitive dissonance consolidates rather than changing a rather unsustainable behaviour.
(17) The continuing dissonance inside the educational environment and between education and clinical practice are proposed as contributory factors in the processes that can lead to student frustration and disenchantment.
(18) It is a tensile, highly dissonant combination of lines, etched in primary colours, with absolutely no harmonic or colouristic padding to ingratiate the listener.
(19) It's not like listening to feedback, and it's not dissonant.
(20) A prevention technique based on cognitive dissonance theory proposes verbal inoculations to establish or strengthen beliefs and attitudes, helping a young person to resist drinking, which may be in conflict with another, more desirable goal.