Card 41 / 68: Which of the following is the best description of cognitive dissonance?
A)
A state of psychological wonder in which a person ponders the origins of his or her beliefs
B)
A heightened sense of public self-consciousness in which people worry about other people's impressions of their competence
C)
A temporary state of depressed arousal, during which a person ruminates over negative life events
D)
An uncomfortable state of psychological arousal that occurs after a person has acted in a manner that is inconsistent with the person's beliefs
Answer:
D) An uncomfortable state of psychological arousal that occurs after a person has acted in a manner that is inconsistent with the person's beliefs
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