In Festinger's classic experiment, college students did an extremely boring task for a long time. Afterward, they were asked to help lure others into the experiment by pretending that the task was interesting and enjoyable. Later they were asked their opinion of the task. Those paid $20 for luring more participants
a. did not change their opinion of the task and still thought the task was boring.
b. changed their attitude about the task and now thought it was interesting and enjoyable.
c. experienced a great deal of cognitive dissonance regarding their white lie.
d. exhibited groupthink regarding the difficulty of the task.
A
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