Sandeep is on a diet, but he lets himself cheat often. If he decides to stop worrying about his weight and focus on how he feels, Sandeep has used which one of the following steps to resolve his cognitive dissonance?

A. He has stopped cheating on his diet so that his behavior matches his attitude.
B. Sandeep decides to take a "you only live once" attitude toward his weight.
C. In order to resolve the dissonance, Sandeep changed both his attitude and behavior.
D. He really did not change his behavior or attitude, but instead he rationalized his temporary lapse.


Answer: C

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