Explanation:
The theory of cognitive dissonance is based on the premise that the person strives to maintain coherence between his cognitions (convictions and opinions). When a person has a belief about something and acts differently from what he believes, a situation of dissonance occurs. Dissonance is the contradiction and one of the main sources of inconsistency in behavior. The cognitive element is a belief that the individual has about himself and the environment.
Elements can be chemically combined into compounds, therefore, a compound consists of two or more elements combined, in fixed rstios, by chemical means.
