Recall that in experiments presented in your text (Leippe & Eisenstadt, 1994; 1998), when white participants experienced dissonance after writing essays in favor of doubling scholarship funds for minority students,
how did many of them relieve the dissonance?
a. by showing support of racist organizations
b. by showing lower prejudicial attitudes
c. by later telling the experimenter they didn't really believe in what they'd written
d. by seeking to befriend and date minorities
Answer: B
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