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A MO, like an accessing cue, is both the result of internal processing, and also a way to elicit it. Asking a person to say, “I won't—” rather than “I can't—” was one of Fritz Perls' favorite ways to get people to take more responsibility for the implicit choices that they made, feel more empowered by recognizing their ability to choose, opening the way to choosing differently.
Sometimes changing a MO brings about a congruent change in attitude immediately. More often a client will experience incongruence. But even then, it can be a very useful experiment that offers at least a glimpse of an alternate way of living in the world. The client can try it out, and find out what it would be like if it were true for him/her. The objections that arise will provide valuable information about what other aspects of the person's beliefs need some attention in order to make the change appropriate and lasting.
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