When People State Publicly an Opinion That Is at Odds

question 31

Multiple Choice

When people state publicly an opinion that is at odds with their own private attitudes,they sometimes shift their private opinion to be more in line with the opinion they stated publically.This is called

• A) justification of effort.
• B) seeking external justifications.
• C) counter-attitudinal advocacy.
• D) seeking situational justifications.
• E) dissonance reduction.

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Definitions:

Inflation

The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, eroding purchasing power.

Social Security

A government program that provides financial assistance to people with little or no income, including retirement, disability, and survivor benefits.

Regressive

A tax system where the tax rate decreases as the taxable amount increases.

Purchasing Power

The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy.