Many People Who Choose Not to Have Children Suspect That

Multiple Choice

Many people who choose not to have children suspect that homebound, sleep-deprived, and financially strapped parents are fooling themselves when they say that nothing in life brings them more pleasure than parenthood.In other words, these childless people suggest that parents put a lot of energy into ____________ in order to decrease cognitive dissonance.

A) peripheral processing
B) effort justification
C) balancing
D) arousing thoughts