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Drake is upset at his girlfriend because she said he makes racist comments at times. He gets angry and says, "I have a lot of black friends, so I cannot be racist!" His girlfriend reminds him that just last night he had used a racial slur to refer to one of his black coworkers who had angered him. He feels a little embarassed when she reminds him of this. What is this an example of?
What is cognitive dissonance?