According to the Authors of Your Text, What Is One

question 41

Multiple Choice

According to the authors of your text, what is one way people can begin to learn from their mistakes?

• A)by adding new cognitions to justify their actions
• B)by changing their behavior in response to dissonance
• C)by recognizing the tendency to justify our actions
• D)by using denial and rationalization to cope with distress

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Definitions:

Connotations

The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning.

Terms

Specific words or expressions used within a particular subject or field.

Concept

A general idea or understanding that is formed by merging particular instances or observations.

Metaphor

The use of a word or expression in a way that does not match its literal meaning, by attributing it to an object or action unrelated to its actual significance.