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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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A) societal development. B) criminal rehabilitation. C) neural diseases. D) mind and behaviour.

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a. true b. false

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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