At a race track, researchers asked people placing bets on horses about how confident they were in their chosen horse.They asked some people before they had placed their bets and others they asked after they had placed their bets but before the race had begun.Given your knowledge of social psychology, you could predict that after placing the bets, people would be confident about their chosen horses because of .

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Postdecisional dissonance refers to the discomfort that arises when a person's belief or behavior conflicts with their own attitudes or values. In this case, after placing their bets, people have made a decision to invest their money in a particular horse. This decision creates a situation of cognitive dissonance, where people may start to doubt their choice and experience discomfort. To reduce this discomfort, they may become more confident in their chosen horse, leading to a higher level of confidence than they had before placing their bets.

At a Race Track, Researchers Asked People Placing Bets on Horses