The Authors of Your Text Present a Study in Which

question 48

Multiple Choice

The authors of your text present a study in which monkeys were given a choice between different colors of M&Ms-later, their preference for different colors of M&Ms was reassessed.The researchers found that the monkeys

• A) later preferred the choice they had originally disliked.
• B) reduced their liking for the colors of M&Ms they hadn't chosen.
• C) reduced their liking for the colors of M&Ms they had chosen.
• D) only experienced dissonance when they had observed it in other monkeys.

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