Question

Matt is listening to a persuasive speech on assisted suicide. he begins to feel uncomfortable but then decides the speaker didn't know what she was talking about. matt is using which dissonance coping strategy?

Answer 1

The situation above describes the Cognitive dissonance coping strategy. This refers to the situation in which the conflicting attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs are involved. This leads to major discomfort knowing that there is a conflict. The best way to cope with this is to do alteration.