Marla knows that eating donuts is bad for her, and yet every morning on her way to work she stops at the local donut store and gets three donuts with a cup of coffee. She tells herself, "I HAVE to get donuts or else I'm going to look like a weirdo for only getting coffee at a donut store." Which technique is she using to reduce her own cognitive dissonance?
a. changing an attitude
b. reduce perceived choice
c. adding consonant cognitions
d. minimizing the conflict's importance
b
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