Tamika met Samantha, who was new to the school. Tamika began to develop a friendship with Samantha and soon they became good friends. Then Tamika learned that Samantha had been a troublemaker at her old school. Tamika liked Samantha, but now saw her as a troublemaker. Tamika finally resolved these conflicting emotions by deciding that Samantha should be admired for turning over a new leaf at her new school. This can be explained by
A) implicit egotism theory.
B) maladaptive gullibility.
C) cognitive dissonance theory.
D) self-monitoring theory.
Answer: C
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