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When people encounter information that conflicts with the schemes they have established, they experience ________?

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They experience disequilibrium. This is not a comfortable state for people. This is a state where people are brought out of their comfort zones. This can cause people to create a new schema or adapt to an existing schema. Some people discount the information that they are introduced to in order to keep their current view or schema.
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