One Aspect of the Theory of Cognitive Dissonance - That

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Multiple Choice

One aspect of the theory of cognitive dissonance - that people perceive messages as more similar to prior attitudes than they are in reality -- is similar to what other psychological theory?

• A) Attribution theory.
• B) Disconfirmation bias.
• C) False consensus bias.
• D) Negativity bias.

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