A person has grown up in the US Southwest and has come to understand that this region is rightfully part of the US nation-state, is (Anglo) American, and is or should be English-speaking. When presented with an opposing understanding that the region is ‘actually’ Chicano and considered part of the Chicano homeland, the person experiences dissonant cognitions. Following the findings of Festinger’s study, When Prophecy Fails, the more deeply committed the person is to the belief that this region is rightfully part of the US nation-state, is (Anglo) American, and is or should be English-speaking, the more likely it is that the person will:
a. become more committed to the belief, in spite of the presentation of the other view.
b. decide that everyone is entitled to their own opinion; either way it doesn’t really matter.
c. become less committed to the belief, due to the presentation of the other view.
a. become more committed to the belief, in spite of the presentation of the other view.
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