If a person goes through a demanding process involving lots of effort and hard work to achieve a goal, what would cognitive dissonance suggest that person will think about the experience afterwards?
A) "I loved all of that work; it's really fun to pull all-nighters and not sleep!"
B) "I really liked being so stressed out, especially when I ended up sick because of it."
C) "Going through all of that effort was worth it!"
D) "It's fun to have bad things happen to you when you are trying to attain a goal."

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According to cognitive dissonance theory, people experience mental discomfort when their beliefs and actions are not consistent. In this situation, the person would likely experience cognitive dissonance if they put in a lot of effort and hard work to achieve a goal but did not think it was worth it in the end. Therefore, the person is likely to think that going through all of that effort was worth it to reduce the dissonance. Choices A, B, and D are not consistent with cognitive dissonance theory.

If a Person Goes Through a Demanding Process Involving Lots