Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads, "Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements would lead us to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?
a) "I've been smoking my whole life and I don't have health problems."
b) "No one I know who smokes is sick."
c) "I know these cigarettes are killing me but I just can't stop."
d) "That is not true. Cigarettes are not that harmful."
ANS: C, In this statement, Luis is demonstrating that there is a clear conflict between what he is doing and what he is thinking.
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