Which of these would a dissonance theorist see as the most likely reason a smoker

would reject the conclusions of the Surgeon General's report?

(a) the representativeness heuristic makes the conclusion seem unlikely
(b) an analysis with a 2 x 2 table makes the conclusion seem unlikely
(c) the tension that would result between behavior and belief if he or she
accepted the report
(d) the foot in the mouth effect


C

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