You've Recently Learned That Eating Avocados, Which You Love, Is

question 41

Multiple Choice

You've recently learned that eating avocados, which you love, is bad for your health. To reduce the dissonance you experience after reading this news, you would most likely __________.

• A) question the validity of the research and the integrity of the scientists
• B) consume a larger quantity of avocados
• C) tell all of your friends about the findings
• D) reread the article more carefully

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Definitions:

Foucault

Michel Foucault, a French philosopher, who explored the relationships between power and knowledge, and how they are used as a form of social control.

Discipline

The means by which we become motivated to produce particular realities.

Normalization

The process of making something standard, normal, or acceptable within a certain context or society.

Post-structuralist

A theoretical approach that critiques and seeks to deconstruct structures, taken-for-granted concepts, and theories within cultures and societies.