Psychology researchers approached people who were standing in line to bet on a horse race and asked each person on which horse he or she planned to bet and why.Later,another researcher asked those people the same questions after they had placed the bets but before the race had begun.Given your knowledge of social psychology,you could predict that after placing the bets,people would be ________ positive about their chosen horses because of ________.

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According to the theory of postdecisional dissonance, people tend to feel more positive about their choices after they have made a decision, in order to justify their decision to themselves and reduce cognitive dissonance. Therefore, people are likely to be more positive about their chosen horse after they have placed the bet.

Psychology Researchers Approached People Who Were Standing in Line to Bet