In 1959, Festinger and Carlsmith Conducted a Classic Experiment in Which

Multiple Choice

In 1959, Festinger and Carlsmith conducted a classic experiment in which they asked participants to tell a lie (about how interesting a very boring study was) . The researchers paid participants either $1 or $20 to tell this lie. The same participants were then asked how interesting they really thought the study was. What did the researchers find? ​

A) There was no difference between those paid $1 and those paid $20; both said that the (very boring) study was indeed boring.
B) There was no difference between those paid $1 and those paid $20; both said that the (very boring) study was in fact very interesting. ​
C) Compared to those paid $1, those paid $20 rated the study as much more interesting. ​
D) Compared to those paid $20, those paid $1 rated the study as much more interesting. ​