PTE Listening
Fill in the Blanks
1 questions. Answer them all, then submit once for your section score.
1 of 1Time Remaining00:06:00
1.
Fill in the Blanks
You will hear a recording. Type the missing word in each blank exactly as you hear it.
Cognitive dissonance describes the discomfort people feel when holding two contradictory beliefs simultaneously. Festinger's classic showed that individuals often adjust their rather than their behavior to resolve this tension. This helps explain why smokers frequently downplay health risks instead of quitting, preserving a consistent .