You have decided to buy a new car and narrow your choice down to two equally attractive alternatives. You finally decide on one, but when you get home you start to worry about whether you made the best decision. According to Festinger’s cognitive dissonance theory, what will you most likely do?
a. Go back to the car dealership, and get the other car instead.
b. Try to distract yourself from the conflicting thoughts.
c. Ask a trusted friend for her opinion.
d. Decide that the car you chose was clearly the better of the two.
Ans: D
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