A Japanese Psychologist by the Name of Sakai Observed Participants

question 29

Multiple Choice

A Japanese psychologist by the name of Sakai observed participants partaking in dissonance-reducing behaviors.Sakai also had a fellow group member of the participant observe the dissonance reducing behavior. The observer then indicated how enjoyable he or she thought a boring task was.Results indicated that

• A)the observers experienced no dissonance and no dissonance reduction.
• B)the observers experienced strong dissonance.
• C)the observers experienced no dissonance reduction.
• D)the observers experienced a similar level of dissonance reduction as the participant.

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