Tamika met Samantha, who was new to the school. Tamika began to develop a friendship with Samantha ...

Tamika met Samantha, who was new to the school. Tamika began to develop a friendship with Samantha and soon they became good friends. Then Tamika learned that Samantha had been a troublemaker at her old school. Tamika liked Samantha, but now saw her as a troublemaker. Tamika finally resolved these conflicting emotions by deciding that Samantha should be admired for turning over a new leaf at her new school. This can be explained by __________.
A) implicit egotism theory
B) maladaptive gullibility
C) cognitive dissonance theory
D) self-monitoring theory