Scott spent a great deal of time and money on becoming a member of a certain club, yet later discovered that the members of the club were boring. According to dissonance theory, Scott would most likely .

Continue to brag about the virtues of the club to his friends  

Explanation:

Scott spent a great deal of time and money on becoming a member of a certain club, yet later discovered that the members of the club were boring. According to dissonance theory, Scott would most likely continue to brag about the virtues of the club to his friends.  In order for Scott not to be laughed at by is friends for his wasted effort and money in joining the club, he is likely to continue to brag to them about the virtues of the club even though the club was below his expectation. According to dissonance theory, Scott will want to maintain his self-esteem by insisting on the virtues of the club and the way to manage this dissonance between his expectation of the club and what he observed is to begin to change his attitude towards the club.

answer; genetics;