Recall that Aronson and his colleagues designed experiments to remind students of their own hypocrisy when it came to using condoms during sex

Participants who made videotaped speeches in which they talked about the difficulties they had using condoms actually changed their attitudes and behaviors related to condom use. These experiments are actually variations on the phenomenon of the ________ paradigm.
a. justification of effort
b. post-decision dissonance
c. counterattitudinal advocacy
d. insufficient punishment


Answer: C

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