Help Please! Need to know if I'm the right track. If this the correct answer.

I said the answer is C

After Mrs. Keech's doomsday predictions failed, her followers suddenly became interested in convincing others they were right. This strong need to maintain consistency in one's belief by attracting additional followers is predicted by the ______ theory.

a. social exchange

b. attribution

c. cognitive dissonance

d. compliance

1 answer

correct. This explains why folks keep trying to sign up more believers in supply side economics.