Caroline had to decide between going to a close friend’s bridal shower or a family member’s birthday party, two equally desirable options. Caroline decides to attend the birthday party. Caroline is:

a. unlikely to experience a high level of dissonance because they were both good options.
b. likely to regret her decision
c. likely to experience dissonance because both were good options
d. likely to experience dissonance because she did not have enough consonant cognitions about her decision

c. likely to experience dissonance because both were good options

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a. emission and reduction b. adding a sound where none occurs c. transposing sounds d. vocalized pauses

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