Recall That Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)gave Participants Either $1 or $20

Recall that Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) gave participants either $1 or $20 for telling others that an experiment was fun and interesting.The experiment entailed turning pegs on a pegboard one quarter turn at a time.Thus,in actuality,the experiment was tedious and boring.The study results showed that

A) neither $1 nor $20 could induce participants to tell other people that the experiment was interesting.
B) after telling people that the experiment was interesting, participants in the $1 condition tended to express a more favorable attitude toward the experiment.
C) after telling people that the experiment was interesting, participants in the $20 condition tended to express a more favorable attitude toward the experiment.
D) participants in the $1 condition were less likely to follow the experimenter's instructions.

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