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Who created the theory of cognitive dissonance ?
Jean Piaget
Leon Festinger
Platow
Lawrence Kohlberg
Which of the below are not ways to resolve cognitive dissonance ?
Change the behavior
Adopt new information that outweighs the dissonant beliefs
Continue the behavior
Change the belief/attitude
Definition: People experience discomfort or psychological tension when they hold two beliefs that are the same or when they behave in ways that are consistent with their beliefs
True
False
Adam has been taught since young that stealing is bad. But one day, his friends managed to persuade him to steal. Now Adam is experiencing cognitive dissonance. Which of the options below allows him to overcome his dissonance by changing his belief ?
I will continue stealing even though it's bad
I will stop stealing because it is bad
My friends steal too and so far nothing has happened to them so it should be fine
I'm broke so stealing is the only way I can get what I want
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