Which of the Following Would Result in Cognitive Dissonance

question 180

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

• A) I believe smoking is bad for my health; I love to smoke.
• B) I believe exercising is healthy; I love to exercise.
• C) I believe dresses are feminine; Nicole Kidman sometimes wears pants.
• D) I believe profanity is childish; my father uses profanity.

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Definitions:

Ethical Dilemma

A question about how a person should behave that requires the person to reflect about the advantages and disadvantages of the optional choices for various stakeholders.

Older Workers

Individuals in the workforce who are typically nearing or beyond the traditional age of retirement.

Younger Workers

Individuals in the workforce who are typically younger in age, often categorized as being in their late teens to early thirties.

Ethical Relativism

The ethical theory that denies the existence of an ultimate ethical system, holding instead that a decision must be determined as ethical on the basis of its own context.