A mother is trying to get her child to behave in the store and to stop running around, yelling, and grabbing things off the shelves. According to cognitive dissonance theory, if she wants to stop the child's behavior immediately for the time being,

she should use a ________, but if she wants to more permanently change the behavior, she should use a ________.
a. bribe; punishment
b. small reward; large punishment
c. large punishment; small punishment
d. large punishment; large reward


Answer: C

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