Even When We Really Want the Answer to a Question

question 77

Multiple Choice

Even when we really want the answer to a question, we sometimes fail in inquiry, because

• A) We don't work together as a community.
• B) We don't have intellectual integrity.
• C) We have limited imaginations and intellects.
• D) We overcome our natural limitations.

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Definitions:

Persuasion

The process of influencing someone's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviors.

Advantages and Disadvantages

The beneficial and negative aspects or outcomes associated with a particular action, decision, or situation.

Cognitive Dissonance

The discomfort in one’s mind arising from holding several contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at once.

Observational Learning

A form of learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.