As a result of self-monitoring her food intake a former client of Weight Watchers finds that her food intake habits have improved.This phenomenon could BEST be cited as an example of
A) impression management.
B) dissonance reduction.
C) reactivity.
D) transference.

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Reactivity refers to the phenomenon where individuals improve their behavior due to being monitored or observed. In this scenario, the former client of Weight Watchers improved her food intake habits as a result of self-monitoring, which is an example of reactivity. Impression management refers to the process of controlling how others perceive us, dissonance reduction refers to the process of reducing cognitive dissonance, and transference refers to the projection of feelings or attitudes from one person to another. None of these concepts apply to this scenario as well as reactivity does.

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