One Way for a Person to Cope with the Unpleasant

question 251

Multiple Choice

One way for a person to cope with the unpleasant state of tension associated with cognitive dissonance is to:

• A) engage in groupthink.
• B) pretend that the dissonance does not exist.
• C) continue the behaviour that led to the dissonance.
• D) change his or her attitudes.

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Inelastic Demand

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