We Are Most Likely to Experience Cognitive Dissonance If We

question 103

Multiple Choice

We are most likely to experience cognitive dissonance if we feel

• A) little sense of responsibility for engaging in behaviors of which we personally disapprove.
• B) little sense of responsibility for engaging in behaviors of which we personally approve.
• C) a great sense of responsibility for engaging in behaviors of which we personally disapprove.
• D) a great sense of responsibility for engaging in behaviors of which we personally approve.

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Definitions:

Perfect Information

A condition in decision making where all parties have full and identical information relevant to the decision.

Expected Payoff

The anticipated return of an investment or decision under uncertainty, calculated as a weighted average of all possible outcomes.

Posterior Probabilities

The probabilities of different possible outcomes or hypotheses being true after considering new evidence, rephrasing the concept in a broader context.

Prior Probabilities

The probabilities assigned to events before any new evidence is considered, often used in Bayesian analysis.