Which of the following was a finding in the classic study by Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)?

a. Those who got $1 to perform a boring task said the task was more interesting than did those who got $20.
b) Those who got $20 to perform a boring task said the task was more interesting than did those who got $1.
c) Paid groups said the task was less boring than did nonpaid groups.
d) Women performed the tasks for less money than men.


a

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