A tiny reward that gets you to perform an activity that you dislike can make you like this activity more than a larger reward would

Simply making a decision can make you have more favorable feelings toward what you have chosen and more negative feelings toward what you have rejected. What theory of attitude change would be consistent with these statements?
A) cognitive dissonance
B) elaboration likelihood
C) social learning theory
D) social comparison theory


Answer: A

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