Jeanine has just been admitted to two colleges, college a and college b, both of which she would be equally interested in attending. after lots of internal conflict and confusion, she decides on college
a. after sending in her deposit to college a, she can't stop thinking about all the negative things about college b and how she knows she made the right decision not to go there. jeanine's original confusion is now resolved, reducing the _____ dissonance she experienced.

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The correct answer isĀ cognitiveĀ dissonance.

Cognitive dissonance (CD) refers to a situation in which a person experiences feelings of discomfort fromĀ conflicts that results fromĀ holding two contradictory thoughts or attitudes. The discomfort thatĀ a person feels from such a situation leads him or her to alter one of the two beliefsĀ or attitudes. Jeanine changing her attitude and beliefs about college B has made her feel more assured and comfortable with her decision about picking college A.Ā Ā