While Some Experiments in Which Subjects Wrote Counter-Attitudinal Essays Produced

question 12

Multiple Choice

While some experiments in which subjects wrote counter-attitudinal essays produced results contrary to those of Festinger and Carlsmith's original experiment, the key difference in these studies was:

• A) insufficient justification
• B) post-decision dissonance
• C) private versus public commitment
• D) conflict
• E) severity of initiation

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Attitude

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Attitude

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