Festinger Theorized That People Will Seek to Reduce Cognitive Dissonance

question 23

Multiple Choice

Festinger theorized that people will seek to reduce cognitive dissonance by

• A) Rationalizing away the dissonance
• B) Changing one's behaviour
• C) Belittling the importance of the inconsistent behaviour
• D) Changing one's attitude
• E) All of the choices are correct

Understand the emergence of slavery in the colonies and its implications for society.

Understand the concept of instinct and its influence on animal and human behavior.

Comprehend the impact of social media usage on self-perception and interpersonal relationships.

Recognize the role of achievement motivation in personal success and high-standard goal setting.

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

A hypothesis that proposes a relationship between variables, countering the null hypothesis that suggests no such relationship exists.

Statistical Tests

Procedures in statistics used to make inferences or decisions based on data subject to random variation.

Compensatory Equalization

A phenomenon in research where non-treatment groups receive unintended benefits or compensations that minimize the observed differences between treated and non-treated groups.

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study or experiment can establish a causal relationship between its variables, free from confounding factors.