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Title: Why did cognitive dissonance cause participants to shift their attitudes to become more favorable ...
Post by: MrsSmitty on Aug 22, 2022
Why did cognitive dissonance cause participants to shift their attitudes to become more favorable toward the boring tasks?

▸ $20 was a reward that made the tasks more enjoyable.

▸ $1 was not enough motivation to lie, so participants justified the lying by believing the lies.

▸ Very few people would change their attitudes for only a dollar.

▸ $20 (when this study was conducted) was a lot of money, so participants were more than willing to say they had changed their attitudes.


Title: Why did cognitive dissonance cause participants to shift their attitudes to become more favorable ...
Post by: kayekalico on Aug 22, 2022
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