Research by Aronson and Carlsmith (1963) Shows That Severe Punishment

question 87

Multiple Choice

Research by Aronson and Carlsmith (1963) shows that severe punishment

• A) is less likely than mild punishment to inspire cognitive dissonance.
• B) leads to attitude change only when a self-affirmation is possible.
• C) causes dissonance-induced physiological arousal to increase.
• D) changes behavior only when attitudes change as well.

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