Which of the Following Is a Cognitive Dissonance Explanation for Results

question 135

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a cognitive dissonance explanation for results found by Festinger and Carlsmith?

• A)Subjects paid $1 to lie felt little cognitive dissonance.
• B)Subjects paid $20 to lie had sufficient justification for their counterattitudinal behaviour and experienced little dissonance.
• C)Subjects paid $1 to lie had sufficient justification for their counterattitudinal behaviour.
• D)Subjects paid $20 to lie felt high cognitive dissonance.

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