Charlie Is Most Likely to Experience Cognitive Dissonance If He

question 94

Multiple Choice

Charlie is most likely to experience cognitive dissonance if he decides to buy the car that

• A)is black inside and outside, which might mean less maintenance, a good thing since he hates fussing with cars.
• B)is advertised as quick to accelerate up to 80 miles per hour, a feature that he looked for because he likes to pass slow drivers.
• C)received a high rating in customer satisfaction, which is important to him because his last car was a lemon.
• D)uses alternative fuel and is therefore environmentally friendly, something Charlie cares deeply about.
• E)is sleek and so much sexier than all the other cars but is also a gas guzzler and costs much more than he wants to spend.

---

Definitions:

Vinyl Records

Analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.

Product Life Cycle

The stages a product goes through from its introduction to the market, growth, maturity, and eventual decline.

Music Store

A music store is a retail business that sells musical instruments, scores, recordings, and related merchandise and services.

Consumer-Packaged Goods

Products that are sold in a package and used up by consumers over a short period.