A Japanese Psychologist by the Name of Sakai Observed Participants

question 42

Multiple Choice

A Japanese psychologist by the name of Sakai observed participants partaking in dissonance-reducing behaviors. Sakai also had a fellow group member of the participant observe the dissonance-reducing behavior. The observer then indicated how enjoyable he or she thought a boring task was. Results indicated that the observers experienced

• A) no dissonance and no dissonance reduction.
• B) strong dissonance.
• C) no dissonance reduction.
• D) a similar level of dissonance reduction as the participant.

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