A Tobacco Grower Says, "I'm Not the Only One Growing

Multiple Choice

A tobacco grower says, "I'm not the only one growing it. If I stop, someone else will be there." Assuming that the man was experiencing dissonance from the fact that he was making his living from a crop that is bad for people's health, he appears to be reducing this dissonance by __________.

A) changing his behavior
B) changing his cognitions
C) adding new cognitions
D) self-affirmation in an unrelated domain