All other things being equal, cognitive dissonance following a decision is greatest when:
a. the decision was not engaged in freely, but was coerced.
b. the consequences of the decision were not foreseeable.
c. the decision-maker has low self-esteem.
d. the decision is irrevocable.
Ans: d. the decision is irrevocable.
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