In Festinger and Carlsmith's (1959) classic study on cognitive dissonance, participants who were paid $20 for doing a boring task, in contrast to those who were paid $1 for doing the same task, ________.
a. liked the task less
b. liked the task more
c. were more likely to tell their friends to do the task
d. liked the task equally as much
Answer is a. liked the task less
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