Alaina Is a Judge at a National Gymnastics Competition

Multiple Choice

Alaina is a judge at a national gymnastics competition. The previous national champion just performed her floor routine. Though the gymnast made multiple errors, the first three judges award her with very high scores. Because of the errors the gymnast made, Alaina believes the gymnast should receive a lower score. She is conflicted about whether she should side with the rest of the judges or whether she should award the gymnast the score Alaina thinks she deserves.
-Imagine Alaina gives the gymnast a high score like the other judges did.This will likely cause _________ so she is likely to ______________.

A) cognitive dissonance; minimize the gymnast's mistakes in her mind
B) self-monitoring; minimize the gymnast's mistakes in her mind
C) cognitive dissonance; argue for the beliefs she has about the gymnast
D) self-monitoring; argue for the beliefs she has about the gymnast