Which of the following accurately summarizes an actual critique of Cognitive Dissonance Theory (CDT)?
A. While the theory provides a high rate of prediction for dissonance-related outcomes, the theory does not accurately capture the actual process one likely goes through when determining the outcome.
B. CDT has focused too much on the role of one's group membership in determining how and when a person is likely to feel dissonance and be motivated to act in order to reduce that dissonance.
C. Because CDT asserts that dissonance motivates people to act, when people do not act, one could simply argue that the dissonance was not strong enough, rather than questioning the theory's accuracy.
D. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: C
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