If you can justify a decision on the grounds that you were rewarded handsomely for it, then are less likely to feel cognitive dissonance.

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When we receive a reward for a decision or action, it creates a justification for that decision in our minds and reduces any sense of dissonance we might feel. This is known as cognitive dissonance theory. Therefore, if we were rewarded handsomely for a decision, we are less likely to feel any dissonance about it.

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