Hai has been taking expensive beta-carotene supplements for years,because he believes they will reduce his risk of cancer.Hai has just learned that a well-controlled study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine showed that beta-carotene supplements do not reduce cancer risk.Hai is probably experiencing

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Hai is experiencing cognitive dissonance because he holds a belief (that beta-carotene supplements reduce cancer risk) that contradicts the new information he has learned (the study showing beta-carotene supplements do not reduce cancer risk). This creates a state of cognitive dissonance, where he must either change his belief or dismiss the new information.

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