Question

question 14
dissonance occurs in of all the following except when an individual:
freely performs a behavior that is inconsistent with an attitude
makes a decision that rules out a desirable alternative
finds sufficient psychological justification for an attitude or behavior he or she adopts
holds two clearly incongruent thoughts
question 15
a receiver engaged in _ route processing is analyzing the message and carefully considering the information contained in that message and flaws in the reasoning, incorrect information, or illogical conclusions will all be noticed.
complicated
fear control
central
peripheral

Explanation:

Question 14

Cognitive dissonance occurs when there is inconsistency between attitudes and behaviors, or among different attitudes/thoughts. When an individual finds sufficient psychological justification for an attitude or behavior, there is no inconsistency (dissonance). Freely performing an inconsistent behavior, making a decision that rules out a desirable alternative (leaving room for regret/inconsistency), and holding incongruent thoughts all involve inconsistency (dissonance).

In the Elaboration Likelihood Model, central - route processing involves actively analyzing the message content (logic, information quality). Peripheral - route processing is more about surface - level cues (like source attractiveness). “Complicated” and “fear control” are not standard terms in this model for the described processing.

Answer:

C. Finds sufficient psychological justification for an attitude or behavior he or she adopts

Question 15