Deborah has always wanted to go to college at Stanford. She applied but was not accepted to Stanford; however, she was accepted at U.C. Berkeley. At first, she was crushed, but then she started telling all her teachers and friends that “U.C. Berkeley is a far more interesting school.” Her statement reflects an attempt to reduce ____
a. ?cognitive dissonance
b. ?the actor–observer bias
c. ?social exclusion
d. ?social facilitation
ANSWER:
a
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