In Festinger’s classic experiment, the college students who originally said the task was boring but changed their attitude about the boring task and said “it was interesting” were the ones that
a. had scored high in ethnocentrism.
b. had succumbed to groupthink.
c. were paid $20.
d. were paid $1.
Ans: d. were paid $1.
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