Replicating Festinger and Carlsmith, students performed a tedious peg-turning task and were paid either 20 to tell a waiting student the task was enjoyable. Students paid 20. Both groups initially reported the task as boring.
The higher enjoyment ratings in the $1 group are best explained by:
- Acheck_circle
Cognitive dissonance reduction through changing private attitudes
- B
Operant reinforcement of enjoyable behavior
- C
Social facilitation by the listener
- D
Group polarization
Explanation
With insufficient external justification (20 group had ample external justification.