You receive more than one marriage proposal,and after deciding on who you wish to spend your life with,dissonance theory would predict that you would _______ the individual whose proposal you did accept.
A)focus on
B)ignore
C)downgrade
D)upgrade

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Dissonance theory states that when we make a decision, we often experience discomfort or dissonance due to the options we had to give up. To reduce this discomfort, we might upgrade the chosen option and downgrade the options we did not choose. Therefore, after receiving multiple proposals and choosing someone to marry, dissonance theory would predict that we would upgrade the chosen individual and view them more favorably than the ones we rejected.

You Receive More Than One Marriage Proposal,and After Deciding on Who