Celia, Who Is a College Student, Has Always Thought of Herself

question 494

Multiple Choice

Celia, who is a college student, has always thought of herself as an environmental activist.Recently, she "inherited" a gas-guzzling car from her parents, which she has been driving around campus.To reduce the cognitive dissonance that she feels from these clashing images of herself, the environmental activist and the gas-guzzling car owner, she might decide that she will only use the car when it is impossible to bike or take the bus," which illustrates the strategy of

• A) changing her attitude.
• B) changing her behavior.
• C) adding consonant thoughts.
• D) reducing the amount of her perceived choice.

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