In 1997, a Few Members of Heaven's Gate, a Religious

question 15

Multiple Choice

In 1997, a few members of Heaven's Gate, a religious cult, bought a telescope to view a comet. They returned the telescope a few days later and said that it was faulty because there was no spaceship behind the comet. This action:

• A) is not consistent with cognitive dissonance theory
• B) is consistent with cognitive dissonance theory because this is an external justification
• C) is consistent with cognitive dissonance theory because it is an internal justification
• D) produced more cognitive dissonance in the cult followers

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