People Tend to Fall Subject to the Impact Bias (And

question 147

Multiple Choice

People tend to fall subject to the impact bias (and not understand that they will usually successfully reduce cognitive dissonance) because reducing cognitive dissonance is

• A)a painful process.
• B)controlled and conscious.
• C)largely unconscious.
• D)quick and effortful.

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