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geoffrey

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Research on effort justification and cognitive dissonance theory could be most easily used to explain ____.
 
  a. why people stay in long-term relationships when they are dissatisfied
  b. why people live beyond their means and rack up credit card debt
  c. why people engage in unprotected sex or drive after drinking alcohol
  d. why people care so much about fitting in and gaining the approval of others

Question 2

Research on families indicates that the threat of expulsion often helps to ____.
 
  a. hold the family together
  b. split the family apart
  c. maintain the property of the marriage but damage the relationship
  d. damage the property of the marriage but maintain the relationship



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

A



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