Once you have publicly committed yourself to a belief, there is a strong need to maintain consistency and even to convince others so there will be added proof that you were correct in your belief, according to the

a. frustration-aggression hypothesis.
b. fundamental attribution theory.
c. theory of groupthink.
d. cognitive dissonance theory.


D

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