Cognitive Dissonance Theory Suggests That If the Perceiver Performs a Specific

question 10

Multiple Choice

Cognitive dissonance theory suggests that if the perceiver performs a specific behaviour that is incongruent with their attitude, the perceiver will feel some discomfort and, as a last resort to remove this, will be motivated to ______.

• A) apologise for their behaviour
• B) change their attitude so that it is in line with the behaviour
• C) change their behaviour so that it is in line with the attitude
• D) forget about this specific instance

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