Bart complied with his friends' request to join them in smashing decorative pumpkins early one Halloween evening.Later that night he was surprised by his own failure to resist their pressures to throw eggs at passing police cars.Bart's experience best illustrates

A) cognitive dissonance.
B) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
C) the fundamental attribution error.
D) central route persuasion.

Foot-in-the-door Phenomenon

The tendency for people to comply with a large request after first agreeing to a small, related request.

Decorative Pumpkins

Pumpkins used primarily for ornamental purposes, especially during autumn and Halloween, rather than for consumption.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced when holding two or more contradictory beliefs, attitudes, or values, which often leads to efforts to reduce the discomfort through changing attitudes or beliefs.