Tamika met Samantha, who was new to the school. Tamika began to develop a friendship with Samantha and soon they became good friends. Then Tamika learned that Samantha had been a troublemaker at her old school. Tamika liked Samantha, but now saw her as a troublemaker. Tamika finally resolved these conflicting emotions by deciding that Samantha should be admired for turning over a new leaf at her new school. This can be explained by

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Tamika's conflicting emotions of liking Samantha as a friend but not liking her reputation as a troublemaker can be explained by cognitive dissonance theory. Tamika resolved this conflict by changing her attitude towards Samantha and justifying her behavior by attributing it to Samantha turning a new leaf at her new school. This is an example of cognitive dissonance theory's concept of changing attitudes to reduce the discomfort of conflicting beliefs.

Tamika Met Samantha, Who Was New to the School