Cognitive dissonance is defined as a state of tension that occurs:
a. whenever a person is motivated to change his or her attitudes.
b. when a person thinks and acts irrationally.
c. when a person simultaneously holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistent.
d. when a person is unaware of his or her conflicting cognitions.
Ans: c. when a person simultaneously holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistent.
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