Congnitive Dissonance
...t opinion of CE. **Which half of the group is likely to be more IN FAVOR of required CE classes? Explain their behavior in terms of cognitive dissonance. The students that receive a $20 reward will be more in favor of CE classes than the students who receive $1. The cognitive dissonance theory states that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent. Therefore, both sets of students will tend to feel discomfort and because they are feeling discomfort for answering untruthfully they will tend to start believing their untruthfully answers because they will start to feel responsible for the statements that were not consistent with their attitudes. . 11. A neighborhood is made up of two different ethnic groups that are often in conflict with each other. The area is plagued by a lot of criminal activity (esp. the drug trade) and has poor schools. Crime and education are important to all of the r...