“You want to go out and socialize with your friends,” Tracy says to her audience, “but you know that if you fail the upcoming exam, your academic career will be in trouble.” Tracy is using what form of motivation?

A) cognitive motivation
B) motivation
C) an indirect persuasion route
D) cognitive dissonance


Answer: D

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