Ed participated in a psychology experiment in which he turned pegs on a board for one hour. Although the task was very boring, the experimenter said, "I will pay you $1 if you tell the next participant that this experiment is the most exciting experiment that you have ever been in." Julie also participated in the same experiment; however, the experimenter offered to pay her $20 to lie to the next
participant. According to cognitive dissonance theory, Ed will later report that experiment was ____, and Julie will report that it was ____.?
a. ?boring; exciting
b. ?exciting; boring
c. ?exciting; exciting
d. ?boring; boring
ANSWER:
b
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