A gradual process in which individuals escalate their commitment to a course of action to justify their investment of time, money, or effort is called:
A) diffusion of responsibility.
B) fundamental attribution error.
C) acculturation.
D) entrapment.

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The gradual process described in the question is known as entrapment, which refers to the phenomenon of individuals escalating their commitment to a particular course of action to justify their previous investments of time, money, effort, etc. This process may result in individuals continuing to invest resources into a failing endeavor or making decisions that are not in their best interest, simply because they have already invested so much into it.

A Gradual Process in Which Individuals Escalate Their Commitment to a Course