sour grapes reaction |
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Convincing yourself that something you can't have is not worth having anyway. In CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY that is called RATIONALISATION: in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY it is seen as an attempt to resolve COGNITIVE DISSONANCE. |
sour grapes reaction |
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Convincing yourself that something you can't have is not worth having anyway. In CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY that is called RATIONALISATION: in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY it is seen as an attempt to resolve COGNITIVE DISSONANCE. |