Weaponized Psychology: How Cognitive Dissonance Controls the Modern Mind

By: Valamontes, Antonios

What if belief itself could be engineered?

Weaponized Psychology reveals how one of the most profound ideas in behavioral science - cognitive dissonance - has evolved from a theory about inner conflict into a blueprint for mass persuasion.

Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, and modern media systems, Antonios Valamontes traces how governments, corporations, and algorithms learned to turn psychological discomfort into compliance. What began as a study of how people justify contradictions has become a mechanism that shapes attention, identity, and truth itself.

In clear, elegant language, Valamontes connects the dots between:

Festinger's classic experiments and today's algorithmic echo chambers

Emotional engineering and predictive coding in the brain

The digital economy of outrage and obedience

Methods to reclaim cognitive freedom in a world designed to hijack it

Blending science, philosophy, and human insight, this book helps readers recognize how influence works-not to escape society, but to see it clearly.

Awareness is the last freedom no system can automate.

Ideal for readers of Yuval Noah Harari, Daniel Kahneman, and Byung-Chul Han, Weaponized Psychology is both a map of manipulation and a manual for mental sovereignty in the 21st century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FXWB1V27
• ISBN13: 9798271575532
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"