Because Dissonance Reduction Processes Are Mostly Unconscious, People __________

question 140

Multiple Choice

Because dissonance reduction processes are mostly unconscious, people __________.

• A) tend to use them as coping strategies
• B) often will overestimate how badly negative feedback may affect them
• C) usually will put a lot of effort into reducing cognitive dissonance
• D) must change their behaviors, not their thoughts, to reduce feelings of dissonance

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Definitions:

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where each player's strategy is optimal, considering the strategies of other players, and no player has anything to gain by changing their own strategy unilaterally.

Mixed Strategy

A situation in game theory where a player chooses among several possible moves according to a probability distribution.

Troops

Military units or forces, especially those organized for land warfare.

Pure Strategies

In game theory, actions or sequences of moves that a player commits to in a strategic setting without randomness.