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madam-professor

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After reducing postdecision dissonance, people are more likely to rate the chosen and unchosen alternatives as
 
  a. being very similar, with about equal strengths and weaknesses.
  b. having an equal number of strengths, but the chosen alternative as having fewer weaknesses.
  c. being more dissimilar, such that the chosen alternative is much more desirable than the unchosen one.
  d. being similar in terms of weaknesses, but the chosen alternative has more strengths.

Question 2

Maria is on a limited budget, and can only afford one album. She really likes two in particular: Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits and the soundtrack from the musical Wicked.
 
  When she gets to listen to the Frank Sinatra album, she cannot imagine why she ever considered the Wicked album. This is because
  a. Maria has to justify buying an album, given her limited budget.
  b. Frank Sinatra music reminds Maria of her childhood.
  c. Maria was motivated to reduce her postdecision dissonance.
  d. Maria wasn't sure about the online store's return policy.


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chinwesucks

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

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


madam-professor

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Excellent

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