A restaurant owner wants to help his restaurant's reputation, so he offers customers cash and asks them to write positive reviews. He only makes this offer to customers who clearly didn't like the food. Although the owner did not consider the principle of cognitive dissonance, based on this principle, we might predict that
A. the more they are paid, the more likely their reviews will be positive.
B. payment is unlikely to convince them to write positive reviews.
C. if they are paid a small amount of money, they may rate the food honestly (negatively).
D. if they are paid a large amount of money, they may rate the food honestly (negatively).
Answer: D
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