According to Dissonance Theory, the People Living Nearest to the Three

According to dissonance theory, the people living nearest to the Three Mile Island nuclear plant during the crisis should:

A) perceive the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's reassuring statements as more credible because they were committed to staying.
B) perceive the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's reassuring statements as more credible because they were in favor of nuclear power.
C) perceive the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's reassuring statements as less credible, because they had the most to lose.
D) spread around the most frightening rumors, because they had the greatest reason to be scared.