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go.lag

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on: Sep 4, 2018
Since cognitive dissonance highlights why foreign policies do not change, it is most useful in explaining
 
  a. continuity of foreign policy.
  b. fluctuations in foreign policy.
  c. abrupt changes in foreign policy.
  d. the belief systems of foreign policy.

Question 2

If President Obama obtained information that did not support his decision to continue negotiations with Iran over their alleged nuclear weapons program, and he dismissed that information as irrelevant, this would be an example of which concept?
 
  a. Bolstering
  b. Groupthink
  c. Unmotivated bias
  d. Cognitive dissonance


Eazy416

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Reply #1 on: Sep 4, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


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