Sam is playing a carnival game challenging him to guess which of the 20 cups is hiding the red ball. Unfortunately, he picked the cup directly to the left of the winning cup and thus did not win the stuffed donkey he wanted
According to social psychological research, he is most likely to
a. experience cognitive dissonance.
b. engage in counterfactual thinking.
c. blame his mistake on the noise of the crowd.
d. subsequently avoid similar games.
Answer: B
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