Download and review War, Death, and Cognitive Dissonance: A Case Study for Social Psychology and answer these questions

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Download and review War, Death, and Cognitive Dissonance: A Case Study for Social Psychology and answer these questions.

1. What combination of attitudes and/or behaviors are in potential conflict among these residents of Ohio?

2. What predictions would cognitive dissonance theory make for resolving tensions/conflicts around:

a. the residents' attitudes toward President Bush, arguably the strongest proponent of the war?

b. the residents' attitudes towards the war in Iraq?

c. the residents' attitudes towards withdrawing troops from Iraq?

3. What strategies did these residents use to cope with their dissonance? Given the evidence related to coping in the article, which predictions from Question 2 are supported?