According to Cognitive Dissonance Theory, Dissonance Is Most Likely to Occur

question 240

Multiple Choice

According to cognitive dissonance theory, dissonance is most likely to occur when

• A) a person's behavior is not based on strongly held attitudes.
• B) two people have conflicting attitudes and find themselves in disagreement.
• C) an individual does something that is personally disagreeable.
• D) an individual is coerced into doing something that he or she does not want to

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Definitions:

Incongruent

A conflict or discrepancy between an individual's self-perception and their actual experience or behavior.

Self-concept

An individual's perception of themselves, including their beliefs, feelings, and thoughts about their own identity.

Manifested As Anxiety

Expressed or shown through feelings of unease, worry, or fear.

Fully Functioning Human Being

A term by Carl Rogers describing an individual who lives in harmony with their deepest feelings and impulses.