When External Inducements Are Insufficient to Justify Our Behavior,we Reduce

question 102

Multiple Choice

When external inducements are insufficient to justify our behavior,we reduce dissonance internally by justifying the behavior.Which of the following theories explains this insufficient justification effect?

• A)self-inducement theory
• B)self-presentation theory
• C)cognitive justification theory
• D)cognitive dissonance theory

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