Question

Jim spends three years in graduate school training to become a clinical social worker. His first job out of graduate school is, in actuality, horrible. Briefly, Jim worries that he has made the wrong choice for his career. But he quickly changes his mind and decides that, although it isn't his dream job, the position is not that bad after all. The most likely social psychological explanation for this attitude change is that
a. Jim has engaged in a rational reanalysis of his situation.
b. Jim's need to justify the effort he put into his traininghas altered his attitude to be more favorable toward the job.
c. Jim's colleagues must have persuaded him that the job was satisfactory.
d. Jim has yielded to the social influence of his colleagues.

Answer 1

Answer:    B. Jim's need to justify the effort he put into his training has altered his attitude to be more favourable toward the job

Explanation:  A rational analysis would probably lead Jim to find out that it is better not to do a job that he does not love, despite his time spent studying for that job, but also, maybe that same analysis would lead him to realise that it is better to do something than do it again study, invest new time for learning, etc.

Jim simply saw all the facts, realised that he had spent years learning for the job and now wants to justify the effort he has put into it. Therefore, he changed his attitude towards the job.