George thinks of himself as an honest person until his brother reminds him that he's been known to keep extra change given to him by a cashier and to stock his home office for a sideline business with supplies taken from his job. George is now probably feeling a sense of discomfort known as __________.
A) misattribution of arousal
B) self-serving bias
C) cognitive dissonance
D) anxiety

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George is experiencing cognitive dissonance, which is the discomfort felt when there is a discrepancy between one's behavior and beliefs. In this case, George believes himself to be honest, but his actions of keeping extra change and taking supplies from work conflict with that belief.

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