Question

Gary’s mother tells him that he must complete his homework before he goes out to play. Gary does not like to disobey his mother, but he really wants to play. He tells himself that he can disobey his mother just this one time without feeling guilty as she has been mean to him lately. In this scenario, Gary changes his attitude to fit his behavior to reduce _____.

A. social contagion
B. cognitive dissonance
C. deindividuation
D. egoism

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Cognitive dissonance is when a person engage in a scenario that's changing his/her attitude thereby leading to an adjustment in his/her attitude. Gary deliberately disobeying his mother is to reduce cognitive dissonance.