The answer to this question will be D
Answer:
Cognitive dissonance, is a term used in psychology that explains the feeling of discomfort by a person who is facing two situations that contradict each other.
An example used to explain it, is the story of the fox who very much wants to eat a bunch of grapes that is in a very high place. As the Fox can not find a way to reach it, she gives up using the excuse that the grapes are green and bitter.
To alleviate cognitive dissonance, one can:
1- Change the behavior to relieve the situation of discomfort.
2- Try to justify the discomfort with new ideas
3- Justify the discomfort.
Explanation:
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Answer:
D. Both discuss higher education.
Explanation:
Both excerpts from Pat Mora's essay "The Leader in the Mirror" and the article "Career Planning for High Schoolers" deal with students finishing high school and beginning college. In that respect, the essay praises students who have struggled and celebrates them. Similarly, the article mentions numbers and statistics which demonstrate that college graduates enjoy higher wages and lower unemployment rates.
I believe that the answer to 1. is C and that the answer to 2. is A.
Hope that helps.
