Because dissonance reduction processes are mostly unconscious, people

a. tend to use them as coping strategies.
b. often will overestimate how badly negative feedback may affect them.
c. usually will put a lot of effort into reducing cognitive dissonance.
d. must change their behaviors, not their thoughts, to reduce feelings of dissonance.


Answer: B

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