Post-Decision Dissonance

Dissonance after making a difficult decision.
Example: “buyer’s remorse.”
Factors that increase dissonance:
Importance of decision.
Difficulty of decision.
Irreversibility of decision.
Application: Counteracting buyer’s remorse.

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