Question

Your friend jamie shows you the gift she bought for her mother's birthday. it's an atrociously ugly fake marble statue of an angel, with the saccharine words "my mother's an angel" sloppily lettered on the bottom. jamie asks you what you think, and because her feelings are easily hurt, to spare her, you say, "it's wonderful! maybe i'll get one for my mom!" in this case, you ________ experience dissonance because there is ________ justification for your action.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

will not and external (respectively)

Completing the sentence:

In this case, you will not experience dissonance because there is external justification for your answer.

Cognitive dissonance is a mental discomfort in the field of psychology. Dissonance in the music industry is different from psychology. This cognitive dissonance is experienced when an individual holds two beliefs, values or even ideas.