All of the Following Are Necessary Conditions for Cognitive Dissonance

question 22

Multiple Choice

All of the following are necessary conditions for cognitive dissonance specified by Cooper and Fazio (1984) except that people must

• A) freely choose to engage in the attitude-discrepant behavior.
• B) assign responsibility for the behavior to an outside source.
• C) experience physiological arousal as a result of their behavior.
• D) attribute their arousal to the attitude-discrepant behavior.

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Definitions:

Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers where no single participant has market power to influence prices significantly.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production are variable, allowing firms to enter or exit, resulting in zero economic profit for perfectly competitive firms.

Competitive Industry

An industry where numerous firms compete against each other to sell similar products or services.

Output Level

The quantity of goods or services produced by a company, industry, or economic sector within a given time period.