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A field that investigates the cognitive and emotional effects of official discourse on individuals and groups. It examines how repeated exposure to official language shapes beliefs, triggers emotional responses (fear, hope, trust), and influences memory. It also explores how individuals internalize official narratives, and how psychological mechanisms like cognitive dissonance or motivated reasoning sustain belief in official accounts even when they conflict with experience.
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