1. Identify a situation in which an individual decided to engage in behavior that violated social values, beliefs, attitudes, and/or morals,  such as calling in sick to work when he or she is not sick, speeding,  or cheating on taxes. - The chosen situation is = a pregnant woman getting help for meth usage in an inpatient addiction and mental health treatment center is off drugs but still smoking cigarettes.
2. Analyze your identified situation. Address the following items:
3. Describe the situation and subsequent behavior.
4. Discuss possible explanations for the behavior using attribution theory.
5. Describe the reciprocal relationship between behavior and attitudes. 
6. Explain how the individual could have used cognitive dissonance theory to rationalize his or her behavior.