Author Question: Talia loves animals but still eats meat. When she experiences dissonance about the contradiction, ... (Read 795 times)

codyclark · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Talia loves animals but still eats meat. When she experiences dissonance about the contradiction, she tells herself that she also volunteers her time at an animal shelter. This manner of reducing dissonance involves

a. self-affirmation.
b. priming.
c. self-handicapping.
d. growth mindset.

Question 2

Emile just ditched a friend at a party to spend time with a pretty woman. Emile feels uncomfortable but he tells himself it's because the woman is so hot and not because he treated his friend badly.

The way he's feeling is dissonance, but he tells himself it's sexual attraction. This describes which of the following?
a. self-affirmation
b. self-esteem
c. misattribution of arousal
d. priming