Recall That Festinger and Carlsmith Gave Participants Either $1 or $20

question 52

Multiple Choice

Recall that Festinger and Carlsmith gave participants either $1 or $20 for telling others that an experiment was fun and interesting. The experiment entailed turning pegs on a pegboard one quarter turn at a time. Thus, in actuality, the experiment was tedious and boring. Study results showed that

• A) neither $1 nor $20 could induce participants to tell other people that the experiment was interesting.
• B) after telling people that the experiment was interesting, participants in the $1 condition tended to express a more favorable attitude toward the experiment.
• C) after telling people that the experiment was interesting, participants in the $20 condition tended to express a more favorable attitude toward the experiment.
• D) participants in the $1 condition were less likely to follow the experimenter's instructions.