As noted in the textbook, at the beginning of the iraq war only 38% of americans said the war was justified even if iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction. when no such weapons were found after the war, 58% of americans then supported the war. myers explains this revision of people's memories of the government's rationale for going to war as an example of
a. self-presentation. b. cognitive dissonance. c. self-justification. d. self-perception.