Pete Is Aware of the Health Risks Associated with Smoking

question 50

Multiple Choice

Pete is aware of the health risks associated with smoking. However, he continues to smoke because he has concluded that smoking helps him to avoid overeating. His reasoning in this situation is an example of:

• A) pre-decision dissonance
• B) reducing dissonance
• C) increasing dissonance
• D) denial
• E) overvaluing a decision

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Creditors

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A measure of the amount of cash generated by a company's normal business operations over a period of time.