The "World-Will-End-on-October-10" group got together on October 10 to pray as the world ended. The next day, the world had not ended. The leader of the group said, "Our prayers saved the world." What process was responsible for the attitude change?
A. operant conditioning
B. cognitive dissonance
C. classical conditioning
D. positive reinforcement
Answer: B
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