An Experimenter Pays a Subject $1 to Tell Someone Else

question 76

Multiple Choice

An experimenter pays a subject $1 to tell someone else that a particular monotonous, boring task was really interesting. This procedure will probably generate

• A) an attributional bias.
• B) cognitive dissonance.
• C) bystander apathy.
• D) groupthink.

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