The theory that best explains Abe's change of attitude towards his action is the Cognitive Dissonance theory.
Cognitive Dissonance is the mental discomfort produced by the <em>contradictory beliefs</em> that a person holds. In this case, Abe suffers from cognitive dissonance as a result of copying answers from his classmate in the exam. In order to relieve from this stress, he tries to <em>justify</em> his action by denying his wrongdoing and transferring responsibility to his classmate by claiming he did not do enough in order to prevent him from copying.
Answer:
The Enlightenment emphasized the use of reason and the scientific method as means of obtaining knowledge.
Explanation:
<span>The Renaissance brought inquiry, scientific advancements, wealth, and trade to Europe, starting in Italy. This led to further exploration by land and sea. Europeans were also trying to get rich and spread their religion and compete with other European nations for land and wealth. Queen Elizabeth needed to protect her nation and people by competing with Catholic "frenemies"!</span>
After the American Civil War and the subsequent abolition of slavery in the 1860s, the Reconstruction Amendments to the United States Constitution granted emancipation and constitutional rights of citizenship to all African Americans, most of whom had recently been enslaved.
<span>Patriotism can be viewed as one consequence of: select one:
a. our inherent nobility.
b. our evolved capacity for indoctrination
c. our capacity to be mesmerized by flags.
d. colors that don't run.
The answer is (c) since (a) is false because we are usually self-centered, while (c) and (d) are downright ridiculous. </span>
