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Social psychologists Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) paid some participants $20 and other participants $1 to lie and say that a boring task was not boring. Identify the results of this study.

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Taking into account the statement above: "Social psychologists Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) paid some participants $20 and other participants $1 to lie and say that a boring task was not boring. Identify the results of this study."

The answer are:

Those paid $1 later said they found the task more enjoyable.

Those paid $1 experienced cognitive dissonance.

Those paid $20 later still said they found the task boring.

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