According to the Authors of Your Text, When People Are

question 178

Multiple Choice

According to the authors of your text, when people are tempted to behave immorally and they choose to be either moral or immoral in that situation, how do they justify their actions?

• A) They actually change their attitudes to concur with their actions.
• B) They merely rationalize their actions, and retain their attitudes.
• C) They add cognitions to reduce the dissonance.
• D) They become less satisfied with their behaviors.

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