Even as Leon Is Standing Outside Puffing Away on an Unfiltered

question 75

Multiple Choice

Even as Leon is standing outside puffing away on an unfiltered cigarette,he is thinking to himself,"You know,this is really stupid.It's bad for me,and it makes me smell like an ashtray." Leon's discomfort - the divide between his attitude and his behavior - results in __________.

• A) behavioral perseveration
• B) attitudinal shifts
• C) cognitive dissonance
• D) tangential cognitizing

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Definitions:

Forged Checks

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Fraudulent Alteration

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Liabilities

Financial or legal obligations that an entity is required to pay or resolve in the future.

Promissory Note

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