Jecker and Landy (1969) Conducted an Experiment in Which Some

Multiple Choice

Jecker and Landy (1969) conducted an experiment in which some participants were asked by the experimenter to return monetary compensation to him, others were asked by the department secretary to return the money to a fund, and still others received no request for the return of their compensation. Participants who were approached by the experimenter evaluated him better than did participants in the other two experimental conditions. These findings support the notion of __________.

A) the Ben Franklin effect
B) justification of effort
C) postdecision dissonance
D) self-esteem enhancement