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When people try to maintain their self-esteem and reduce cognitive dissonance, they may resort to maladaptive thinking known as
 
  a. heuristics.
  b. schemas.
  c. norms.
  d. rationalizing.

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A tobacco grower says, I'm not the only one growing it. If I stop, someone else will be there.
 
  Assuming that the man was experiencing dissonance from the fact that he was making his living from a crop that is bad for people's health, he appears to be reducing this dissonance by
  a. changing his behavior.
  b. changing his cognitions.
  c. adding new cognitions.
  d. self-affirmation in an unrelated domain.


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

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM

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Wow, this really help

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