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mwit1967

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Hai has been taking expensive beta-carotene supplements for years because he believes they will reduce his risk of cancer.
 
  Hai has just learned that a well-controlled study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine showed that beta-carotene supplements do not reduce cancer risk. Hai is probably experiencing
  a. cognitive dissonance.
  b. self-affirmation.
  c. the rationalization trap.
  d. self-discrepancy.

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George thinks of himself as an honest person until his brother reminds him that he's been known to keep extra change given to him by a cashier and to stock his home office for a sideline business with supplies taken from his job.
 
  George is now probably feeling a sense of discomfort known as
  a. misattribution of arousal.
  b. self-serving bias.
  c. cognitive dissonance.
  d. anxiety.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


mwit1967

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!

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