Is there a psychological term for mental gymnastics?

When someone is presented with an obvious truth and that person does whatever they can to be right in their minds is sometimes called mental gymnastics. Theists and Conspiracists are often cited as doing this in informal debates. I just want the psychological term for this, thankyou. Thanks for the A2A. read more

When someone is presented with an obvious truth and that person does whatever they can to be right in their minds is sometimes called mental gymnastics. Theists and Conspiracists are often cited as doing this in informal debates. I just want the psychological term for this, thankyou. read more

mental gymnastics unknown The mental ability to distort the truth even in the face of overwhelming facts When presented with factual data that President Obama is an American and not a Muslim, the Trump supporters performed all sorts of mental gymnastics to deny the truth. read more