All of the Following Are Necessary Conditions for Cognitive Dissonance

question 12

Multiple Choice

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

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

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Definitions:

Habit

A regular practice or routine that is performed automatically without conscious thought.

Drive

An internal motivating force that compels action towards fulfilling a need or achieving a goal.

Incentive

Something that motivates or encourages someone to do something, often used in contexts of motivation and behavioral economics.

Need

A requirement for something because it is essential or very important, often referring to something necessary for psychological or physical survival.