Based on MRI Research on People Who Were Experiencing and Later

question 26

Multiple Choice

Based on MRI research on people who were experiencing and later resolved cognitive dissonance, what would you expect to happen to Mary, who just reduced her dissonant feelings about visiting the tanning salon by telling herself that she isn't genetically predisposed to skin cancer, so it won't affect her?

• A) She will next experience nervousness.
• B) She will experience pleasant feelings.
• C) She will be able think critically about other things.
• D) She will be unable to encode new memories for up to ten minutes.

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Definitions:

CEO Activism

CEOs and company leaders taking public positions on political and social issues on a local, national or global basis.

Racial Tensions

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Cultural Intelligence

The need for company leaders to recognize and comprehend different beliefs, practices, attitudes, and behaviors of a group or market area and then apply that cultural knowledge to attain goals.

Beliefs

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