A person who is being hypocritical about something that has high importance in her life would be likely to experience _________ discomfort from cognitive dissonance.
A)high
B)low
C)no
D)minimal

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When a person goes against their own beliefs or values, it creates cognitive dissonance, which is mental discomfort. The degree of discomfort experienced depends on the importance of the belief or value that has been violated. So, if the person is being hypocritical about something that they consider to be of high importance, the discomfort from cognitive dissonance would be high.

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