Song and Prakash are both taking a very difficult and quite boring class in symbolic logic.Song freely chose to take this class as an optional elective course.Prakash is taking the class because it is required for his major.When asked about the class, cognitive dissonance theory would predict that Song would say it is and Prakash would say it is .

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According to cognitive dissonance theory, individuals will experience discomfort when they hold two conflicting beliefs or attitudes. In this case, Song's freely chosen decision to take the class conflicts with the fact that she finds it difficult and boring. Therefore, she is likely to experience cognitive dissonance and rationalize her decision by saying that she enjoys the class. On the other hand, Prakash's attitude towards the class is likely to be more consistent with the fact that he is taking it because it is required for his major. Therefore, he is unlikely to experience cognitive dissonance and is more likely to acknowledge that the class is difficult and boring, hence he would say it is terrible. Therefore, the best choice is D: enjoyable; terrible.

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