A tobacco grower says, "I'm not the only one growing it. If I stop, someone else will be there."

Assuming that the man was experiencing dissonance from the fact that he was making his living from a crop that is bad for people's health, he appears to be reducing this dissonance by
a. changing his behavior.
b. changing his cognitions.
c. adding new cognitions.
d. self-affirmation in an unrelated domain.


Answer: C

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