Shawna is on a diet and doing very well, losing about ten pounds in the weeks before Thanksgiving. She believes that six small meals is a healthy way to eat. When she sits down at her grandmother's Thanksgiving dinner, she cannot help herself and has second helpings of just about everything, including the pumpkin pie. She realizes that no one forced her to eat as much as she did. She therefore is likely to experience
A)Dissonance
B)Counterattitudinal thinking
C)Positive consequences
D)A self-fulfilling prophecy

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Shawna is likely to experience dissonance because her behavior (eating second helpings of everything) is inconsistent with her beliefs (that eating six small meals is a healthy way to eat). This inconsistency can lead to discomfort, known as cognitive dissonance.

Shawna Is on a Diet and Doing Very Well, Losing