1) We all know that smoking is bad for us this is a message that has been ____ into our minds from the moment we enter elementary school. 2) In the ____, why have we not ____ smoking? 3) They face a crossroads known as cognitive dissonance, the discomfort of being at this ____ often pushes the smoker to keep smoking. 4) The more you understand this process the easier it will be to make well-informed decisions ____. 5) This discomfort may also ____ if we're pressured to act in a way that goes against our belief system. 6) The mind likes ____, and if you hold two opposing beliefs such as "I want to stay alive for a long time" and "I want to smoke a cigarette" the mind is not going to feel so comfortable. 7) When smokers ____ cognitive dissonance they will ____ with themselves to minimize this discomfort. 8) These are things that someone will tell themselves to ____ of cognitive dissonance. 9) ____ can create a strong sense of cognitive dissonance. 10) Everyone in the group including actors gave a ____ wrong answer. 11) To a non-smoker these justifications don't exactly ____ they certainly do not ____ the fact that smoking is bad for you.

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