Luis Picks Up a Pack of Cigarettes and Reads, "Cigarette

question 223

Multiple Choice

Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads, "Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements leads one to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

• A) "I've been smoking my whole life and I don't have health problems."
• B) "No one I know who smokes is sick."
• C) "I know these cigarettes are killing me but I just can't stop."
• D) "That is not true. Cigarettes are not that harmful."

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Definitions:

Less Negative

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Action Potential

A temporary reversal in the electrical potential across a plasma membrane that occurs when a cell has been activated by a stimulus, essential for nerve impulse conduction.

Electrical Charge

A physical property of particles or objects that causes them to attract or repel each other due to the presence of electric charge, either positive or negative.

Neuron

A cell dedicated to sending signals in the form of nerve impulses; known as a neuron.