Melania Has Always Wanted to Go to College at MIT

question 117

Multiple Choice

Melania has always wanted to go to college at MIT.She applied but was not accepted to MIT;however,she was accepted at Michigan Tech.At first,she was crushed,but then she started telling all her teachers and friends that "Michigan Tech is a far more interesting school." Her statement reflects an attempt to reduce ____.

• A)cognitive dissonance
• B)the actor-observer bias
• C)social exclusion
• D)social facilitation

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