Professor stewart wrote a very positive letter of recommendation for a student despite his having doubts about her competence. which theory best explains why he subsequently began to develop more favorable attitudes about the student's abilities?
a. cognitive dissonance theoryb. social exchange theoryc. scapegoat theoryd. two-factor theory of emotion

The answer is a. Cognitive Dissonance Theory.

Explanation:

This phenomenon occurs when a person's attitudes or beliefs conflict with each other. The main principle of this theory indicates that we are driven by an internal sense of consistency. When our actions don't reflect this hamony, we feel impulsed to change the situation.

answer; (d) one tectonic plate plunges beneath another; (most common,convergent boundaries)

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