Which of the Following People Is Using an Internal Justification

question 145

Multiple Choice

Which of the following people is using an internal justification to reduce dissonance?

• A) Justin, who identifies a large reward as the cause of his behaviour
• B) Christiane, who changes her attitude to bring it in line with an undesirable behaviour
• C) Denise, who reconciles herself to the discomfort that dissonance produces
• D) Michelle, who points to the fact that she was coerced into an undesirable behaviour
• E) Blaine, who views his boss as the cause of his behaviour

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