Dan tells himself that even though smoking is injurious to health,he needs to smoke because he puts on too much weight if he stops,and that is worse for his health.In the context of social cognition,this justification best illustrates an attempt to reduce:

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Dan's justification for smoking despite knowing its negative effects on health indicates cognitive dissonance, which refers to the discomfort experienced when attitudes and behavior are inconsistent. To reduce this discomfort, people often change their attitudes or justification for their behavior to make it consistent with their actions. In this case, Dan justifies smoking by convincing himself that it is better than gaining weight, even though he knows smoking is harmful to his health.

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