According to dissonance theorists, the practice of threatening mild punishment works because it arouses cognitive dissonance and therefore causes .

The correct answer is no; avoidance of punishment

Explanation: The theory of cognitive dissonance is based on the premise that the person strives to maintain coherence between his cognitions (convictions and opinions). When a person has a belief about something and acts differently from what he believes, a situation of dissonance occurs. Dissonance is the contradiction and one of the main sources of inconsistency in behavior. The cognitive element is a belief that the individual has about himself and the environment.

the rebels’ chances of victory at lexington & concord were fairly slim, given the fact that most of them very untrained and they were up against the world's greatest military force.  

a) they had recently endured the tyranny of the british king, parliament, and its royal