Hoshino-Browne and Colleagues (In Press) Tested the Concept of Cognitive

question 31

Multiple Choice

Hoshino-Browne and colleagues (in press) tested the concept of cognitive dissonance in two different countries and found that

• A) Canadian students justified the choices they made for themselves but not the choices they made for their friends.
• B) Canadian students justified their choices.
• C) Japanese students justified the choices they made for their friends and the choices they made for themselves.
• D) Japanese students made no clear choices.

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Definitions:

Iliad

An ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, recounting the significant events of the last weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of Troy.

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Bildungsroman

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