Dissonance Effects Are Greatest When

question 93

Multiple Choice

Dissonance effects are greatest when:

• A) people feel personally responsible for their actions and their actions have serious negative consequences.
• B) people feel personally responsible for their actions and they have low self-esteem.
• C) the person's actions have serious negative consequences whether the person feels responsible or not.
• D) the person's actions have serious negative consequences and the person has low self-esteem.

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Definitions:

Dramatic Effect

The significant impact or emotional response that an event, action, or scene in art and literature is intended to evoke.

Criminal Behavior

Activities that violate legal statutes and are subject to sanctions from the criminal justice system.

Education

The process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits through various means such as teaching, training, storytelling, and research.

Incarceration Rates

The number of individuals confined in a prison or jail per 100,000 population.