Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)found that when people act in a manner that is contrary to their internal attitudes they feel uncomfortable.To reduce this discomfort,they may change their attitudes.This is known as:
A)defensive pessimism.
B)self-perception theory.
C)the insufficient justification effect.
D)the fundamental attribution error.

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Festinger and Carlsmith's study describes the insufficient justification effect, which refers to the phenomenon where people reduce the discomfort they feel when behaving against their attitudes by changing their attitudes to match their behavior. The other choices are unrelated to this specific phenomenon.

Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)found That When People Act in a Manner