Assume that in experiments conducted by Aronson and his colleagues, Sally was randomly assigned to write and deliver a pro-condom speech, to be shown to high school students. She also listed all the times she found it awkward or impossible to use condoms in her sexual encounters. After completing these tasks, Sally reduced her dissonance by reporting a greater willingness to use condoms in her future sexual activities. Why?
A) She was embarrassed by the tasks and wanted to please the experimenters.
B) She felt like a hypocrite and changed her attitude to reduce the dissonance.
C) She changed her attitude to convince the experimenters to destroy her videotape.
D) She felt like a hypocrite and maintained her attitude to maintain dissonance.

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Sally was asked to deliver a pro-condom speech despite having difficulty using condoms herself, which created cognitive dissonance. To reduce this dissonance, she changed her attitude and became more willing to use condoms in the future, instead of maintaining her previous attitude which would have maintained dissonance.

Assume That in Experiments Conducted by Aronson and His Colleagues