An Experimenter Offers a Very Small Reward to Some Subjects

question 48

Multiple Choice

An experimenter offers a very small reward to some subjects if they will write an essay in favor of a position that the experimenter knows the subjects oppose. Later the subjects are asked for their current beliefs on that topic. Which theory is the experimenter probably testing?

• A) cognitive dissonance theory
• B) opponent-process theory of emotions
• C) learned-helplessness theory
• D) depth-of-processing theory

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