According to your text, all of the following are strategies that reduce cognitive dissonance EXCEPT

a. changing the importance of dissonant thoughts.
b. adding consonant thoughts.
c. changing your behavior.
d. adding dissonant thoughts.


d

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What will be an ideal response?

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