Because of the discomfort of ________, a small act of dishonesty, corruption, or error can set a person on a course of action that becomes increasingly self-defeating, cruel, or foolhardy ... and difficult to reverse
a. cognitive dissonance
b. the fundamental attribution error
c. the validity effect
d. deindividuation
Answer: a
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) their parents do not put pressure on them to be a particular way. B) their friends do not put pressure on them to be a particular way. C) they are likely to share their parents' values and to choose friends with similar values. D) All of the above.
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a. more; x; y b. less; x; y c. more; y; x d. less; y; x