Which of the following is NOT a consequence of post-decisional justification?
A) The individual continues to look for alternatives better than the one selected.
B) The individual reduces the importance of negative aspects of the selected alternative.
C) The individual forgets about favorable aspects of the discarded alternatives.
D) The individual looks for more information that further supports the selected alternative.
E) The individual increases the importance of negative aspects of the discarded alternatives.

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Post-decisional justification involves rationalizing a decision by emphasizing the positives of the chosen option and downplaying the negatives, as well as downplaying the positives of the rejected options. Continuing to look for better alternatives contradicts this process.

Which of the Following Is NOT a Consequence of Post-Decisional