An uncomfortable feeling produced by holding two contradictory attitudes, or by acknowledging an attitude that conflicts with a behavior, is called __________.

A) unmitigated distress
B) cognitive dissonance
C) attitudinal fatigue
D) cognitive consonance

B) cognitive dissonance

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Psychology

In what year was the first personal computer (PC) introduced?

A) 1968 B) 1974 C) 1980 D) 1988

Psychology