Mahmoud wants his seven-year-old daughter to learn that littering is bad. According to cognitive dissonance theory, how should Mahmoud teach his daughter not to be a litterbug? Mahmoud should
a. give his daughter a big ice cream cone every time she throws her garbage in a trash can.
b. yell and scream at his daughter every time she tosses garbage on the ground.
c. give his daughter a stern look whenever she litters.
d. raise his daughter's allowance whenever she refrains from littering.
Answer: C
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