Scott spent a great deal of time and money on becoming a member of a certain club, yet later discovered that the members of the club were boring. According to dissonance theory, Scott would MOST likely
a. continue to extol the virtues of the club to his friends.
b. now "bad mouth" the club to his friends.
c. engage in denial and disengagement as part of his defensive attribution.
d. try to modify the behavior of the current club members.
A
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