In the Study by Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) in Which

question 83

Multiple Choice

In the study by Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) in which subjects were asked to explain that a boring task was interesting, which participants later said that they enjoyed the task anyway?

• A) control group
• B) all experimental participants
• C) participants in the $20 condition (high reward)
• D) both experimental and control participants
• E) participants in the $1 condition (low reward)

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Definitions:

Multiplication

A mathematical operation that calculates the total of one number added to itself a certain number of times based on another number.

Addition

The mathematical process of combining two or more quantities to get a sum.

Exponentiation

A mathematical operation involving two numbers, the base and the exponent, where the base is raised to the power of the exponent.

Division

A method of mathematical operation involving the process of dividing one number by another to determine how many times the divisor fits into the dividend.