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EPPP Psychology

Category - Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior

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A number of social psychology theories have been proposed to explain how people maintain and adjust self-conceptions. Which of the following is NOT one of those theories?
  1. Cognitive dissonance
  2. Self-verification theory
  3. Behavioral confirmation
  4. Self-enhancement theory
Explanation
Answer: A - Theories about how people maintain self-concepts include the self-verification theory, behavioral confirmation, and the self-enhancement theory. Cognitive dissonance is a consistency theory that deals with how people adjust attitudes in relation to the attitudes of others.
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