Pat Smokes Cigarettes and Strongly Believes That Doing So Is

Multiple Choice

Pat smokes cigarettes and strongly believes that doing so is bad for one's health. On a health questionnaire, Pat initially answered "No" to the question, "Do you engage in any health-harming behaviours?" Pat felt uncomfortable with that answer and changed it to "Yes." Of the alternatives below, Pat's answer-changing behaviour best reflects the notion of:

A) self-serving biases.
B) cognitive dissonance.
C) counterattitudinal behaviour.
D) self-perception theory.