Yani has spent the last five years receiving traditional psychoanalysis. How is the concept of "justification of effort" likely to affect his response when his friend asks Yani whether he would recommend this type of therapy?

A) It will make Yani less likely to recommend it.
B) It will make Yani more likely to recommend it.
C) It will have no effect on Yani because he has been seeing the therapist for so long.
D) It will make Yani recommend psychoanalysis, but with a different therapist.

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Aroldo De Los Santos · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The concept of justification of effort suggests that people tend to value outcomes more highly if they have put a lot of effort into achieving them. Since Yani has spent five years in psychoanalysis, he is likely to view it more positively and thus be more inclined to recommend it.

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