You have just eaten dinner at a very chic, expensive restaurant. Which theory predicts that the more you paid for the meal, the more you will convince yourself the meal was delicious?

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Cognitive dissonance theory predicts that people often adjust their attitudes and beliefs to align with their behaviors. In this case, someone who paid a lot for a meal may experience cognitive dissonance if they didn't actually enjoy the meal as much as they expected to. To reduce this discomfort, they may persuade themselves that the meal was delicious, thus aligning their attitude (positive) with their behavior (paying a lot for the meal).

You Have Just Eaten Dinner at a Very Chic, Expensive