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Attitude Formation and Attitude Change

AP Psychology· difficulty 4/5

Festinger and Carlsmith found that subjects paid 1tolieaboutaboringtaskcametolikeitMOREthanthosepaid1 to lie about a boring task came to like it MORE than those paid 20. The classical interpretation is

  • A

    Cognitive dissonance does not affect attitudes

  • B

    Subjects forgot the task during the interview

  • C

    $1 was insufficient external justification, so subjects reduced dissonance by changing their attitude

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  • D

    Money is a stronger motivator than belief

Explanation

With $1, the lie can't be explained by money, creating dissonance between behavior and belief. Subjects resolved by deciding the task was actually fun.

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