According to Dissonance Theory, as the External Justifications for Performing

question 33

Multiple Choice

According to dissonance theory, as the external justifications for performing an act decrease, the need to find internal justifications for performing the act tends to:

• A) decrease
• B) increase
• C) remain the same
• D) decrease rapidly, followed by a gradual increase

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Practical Model

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Sum of Squares for Regression

A measure of the variation explained by the regression line, indicating the goodness of fit of the model.

Sum of Squares for Error

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SSR

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