Scott Spent a Great Deal of Time and Money on Becoming

question 71

Multiple Choice

Scott spent a great deal of time and money on becoming a member of a certain club but later discovered that the members of the club were boring. According to dissonance theory, Scott would MOST likely

• A)continue to extol the virtues of the club to his friends.
• B)"bad mouth" the club to his friends now.
• C)engage in denial and disengagement as part of his defensive attribution.
• D)try to modify the behavior of the current club members.

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