Bill and Mary Are Concerned Because They Feel Their 13-Year-Old

Bill and Mary are concerned because they feel their 13-year-old son spends too much time playing video games. One day, they came across a magazine article describing the positive and negative effects of video games on child development. After reading the article, Bill and Mary decided to show it to their son. According to dissonance theory, what would be the most likely impact of reading the article?

A) Bill and Mary would stop worrying now that they knew that video games had positive effects.
B) Bill and Mary would be more convinced than ever that video games are a bad influence on their son.
C) Their son would be more convinced than ever that video games were a bad influence on him.
D) Bill and Mary, as well as their son, would develop a more balanced view of video games.