Steven Has a Diet High in Saturated Fats and Cholesterol

question 169

Multiple Choice

Steven has a diet high in saturated fats and cholesterol.Assume that he has read that new scientific evidence confirms that a diet high in fat and cholesterol leads to heart disease and colon cancer.If Steven were to reduce cognitive dissonance by adding new cognitions in support of his behaviour,he would think,

• A) "I think I will add salad to my diet."
• B) "I eat what my grandpa ate, and he lived to be 87!"
• C) "Gee, I think next week I'll stick to fish and chicken."
• D) "I bet they didn't use a true experiment and a random sample."
• E) "Like everyone else, scientists are slaves to what's fashionable."

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