Karen smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. However, she is aware that smoking is harmful to her health; therefore, she holds two conflicting or dissonant thoughts. If Karen were to reduce her cognitive dissonance by changing her behavior, she might

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Changing behavior to reduce cognitive dissonance involves taking action to align actions with beliefs or attitudes. In this case, deciding to smoke only when stressed is a change in behavior that reduces the conflict between knowing smoking is harmful and the act of smoking.

Karen Smokes Two Packs of Cigarettes a Day