The Most Typical Ways of Reducing Dissonance Include All of the Following

question 162

Multiple Choice

The most typical ways of reducing dissonance include all of the following EXCEPT

• A) forgetting about our past statements that contradict our behavior.
• B) changing our behavior to bring it into line with dissonant cognitions.
• C) justifying our behavior by changing dissonant cognitions.
• D) justifying our behavior by adding new cognitions.

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Definitions:

Receptive Mind-Set

An attitude or readiness to receive new ideas or information without prejudice.

Time

A constant, quantifiable value through which occurrences are sequenced from the past, through the present, and into the future.

Productivity

The effectiveness of productive effort, typically measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input.

Efficiency

The ratio of useful output to total input, indicating how well resources are utilized to achieve a goal.