As a senior student representative on the ethics advisory board of your university, you feel strongly that cheating on college exams is unethical. You never cheated on any exam. However, this semester your best friend was desperate for your help, and you allowed him to take a quick "peek" at your answer sheet. Since then, you feel uncomfortable every time you think of the situation. Which of the following concepts best explains your psychological discomfort?
a) job detachment
b) cognitive dissonance
c) emotional labor
d) affective detachment

Respuesta :

Answer:

b) cognitive dissonance

Explanation:

Cognitive dissonance is a concept that describes the state of an individual of someone who hold two conflicting beliefs, or whose action runs contrary to what he beliefs. As a result of this inconsistent beliefs that are conflicting, the individual experiences psychological discomfort and stress in an attempt to restore consonance between the conflicting beliefs he holds.