Melania Has Always Wanted to Go to College at MIT

Multiple Choice

Melania has always wanted to go to college at MIT.She applied but was not accepted to MIT;however,she was accepted at Michigan Tech.At first,she was crushed,but then she started telling all her teachers and friends that "Michigan Tech is a far more interesting school." Her statement reflects an attempt to reduce ____.

A) cognitive dissonance
B) the actor-observer bias
C) social exclusion
D) social facilitation