Dan Strongly Believes That It Is Important That He Spends

question 38

Multiple Choice

Dan strongly believes that it is important that he spends time with his children on the weekends. Which of the following situations would most likely result in a very strong desire to reduce cognitive dissonance?

• A) Working over the weekend in order to free up time for a golf game later in the week.
• B) Working over the weekend in order to complete a project for a client vital to the company.
• C) Being made by his boss to work weekends or lose his job.
• D) Working over the weekend in order to secure a large cash bonus.
• E) Working over the weekend in order to cover for a sick friend.

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Definitions:

Mean

The mean is the average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them all together and then dividing by the count of those numbers.

Z-statistic

A statistical metric that measures the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean, used in hypothesis testing.

Z-test

A statistical assessment employed to ascertain if there's a difference between the means of two populations when variances are recognized and the sample size is substantial.

µ = 145

A statement indicating that the mean (average) of a particular set of data or population is equal to 145.