Deepa has finally decided where to attend graduate school-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After she has informed all the schools of her final decision, she begins to question her choice. However, she immediately focuses on all the reasons Illinois was the best choice for her and better than her other options by far. This reassures her and makes her happy again. Deepa's feeling of uncertainty and subsequent motivation to justify her choice is an example of ____.

A) attributional regret
B) post-decision dissonance
C) tyranny of choice
D) attitude accessibility

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Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Deepa's experience is an example of post-decision dissonance, a psychological phenomenon where individuals experience discomfort or doubt after making a difficult decision. To reduce this dissonance, they often emphasize the positive aspects of the chosen option and devalue the alternatives, as Deepa did by focusing on the reasons why the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was the best choice for her.

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