Pat thought he had received the best deal on his new car. Shortly after buying the car, Pat started to notice certain disadvantages of his new car as he learned more about other cars available in the market. Pat is experiencing .

 Cognitive dissonance

Explanation:

 The cognitive dissonance is one of the situation that occur when the people are involve with the contradictory values, thoughts and the ideas and the cognitive dissonance is basically producing the mental discomfort process.

According to the given question, the Pat is experiencing the cognitive dissonance due to the different thoughts about the new car. The cognitive dissonance is one of the psychological concept that helps in resolving the contradictory thoughts.

 Therefore, Cognitive dissonance is the correct answer.  

which statement best describes why a government’s actions are important in macroeconomics? check all that apply.

1 government controls industry through policy.

2 government is both a consumer and a producer.

3 government can prevent changes and challenges.

4 government can use policy to influence the economy.

5 government can accurately predict economic trends.

1 , 2 & 4 for edgenu

according to this graph, how does supply behave in the long run?

a ]output remains constant.

b ]output increases.

c ]output cannot be predicted.

d ]output decreases.

the answer is a ]   for edgenu