Cognitive Dissonance Is

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Multiple Choice

Cognitive dissonance is:

• A) a state of tension that occurs when a person simultaneously holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistent.
• B) the tendency of members of a group to avoid taking responsibility for their actions because they assume that others will do so.
• C) the tendency for members of a close-knit group to think alike for the sake of harmony and to suppress disagreement.
• D) a belief that a statement is true just because the person has heard it repeated over and over again.

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Definitions:

Cephalization

The evolutionary trend towards the concentration of sensory and neural organs in the anterior (head) part of an organism.

Triploblastic

Refers to organisms that during embryonic development form three primary germ layers: the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm, which give rise to all bodily tissues and organs.

Cell Division

The process by which a cell replicates its genetic material and divides into two or more separate cells, essential for growth, reproduction, and tissue repair.

Rotifera

A phylum of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals known for their wheel-like ring of cilia at their front ends.