Ruby Is a Student and Has Spent $150 on a Pair

question 81

Multiple Choice

Ruby is a student and has spent $150 on a pair of Oakley Pro-M sunglasses for her boyfriend Hudson.When she gets home with the sunglasses,she experienced a high level of anxiety about whether she has made the right purchase decision.Ruby experienced:

• A) selective retention
• B) temporal distortion
• C) perceptual disharmony
• D) cognitive dissonance
• E) self-actualization involvement

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