Based on the theory of Leon Festinger, the state of conflict that someone experiences after taking an action, making a decision, or being exposed to information that is contrary to his or her beliefs is known as

Kittens raised in an environment with only vertical stripes

(a) were sensitized to see horizontal stripes, because of their novelty (b) saw horizontal stripes as vertical ones (c) lost the ability to see horizontal stripes (d) became color blind (e) preferred horizontal stripes to vertical ones later in life

__________ are arbitrary standards of behavior agreed to by a cultural group to facilitate interactions within the group

a. Personal moral codes c. Stages of moral reasoning b. Social conventions d. Immanent justices