Ed Participated in a Psychology Experiment in Which He Turned

question 38

Multiple Choice

Ed participated in a psychology experiment in which he turned pegs on a board for one hour.Although the task was very boring,the experimenter said,"I will pay you $1 if you tell the next participant that this experiment is the most exciting experiment that you have ever been in." Julie also participated in the same experiment; however,the experimenter offered to pay her $20 to lie to the next participant.According to cognitive dissonance theory,Ed will later report that experiment was ____,and Julie will report that it was ____.

• A) boring; exciting
• B) exciting; boring
• C) exciting; exciting
• D) boring; boring

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