According to Aronson, One Experiences the Highest Degree of Dissonance

question 4

Multiple Choice

According to Aronson, one experiences the highest degree of dissonance when _______ and ________.

• A) feelings of immorality are high; one's ability to externally justify is low
• B) a personal commitment has been turned to into a behavior; one's ability to externally justify is high
• C) self-involvement in a behavior we have committed is low; one's ability to externally justify is low
• D) feeling stupid for having performed a behavior; one's ability to externally justify is high

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