Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)asked Participants to Perform a Boring Task

Multiple Choice

Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) asked participants to perform a boring task and then paid them either $20 or $1 to lie to the next participant,telling them that the task was enjoyable.Afterwards they asked participants to rate how much they liked the task.Participants who received $1 rated the task as more enjoyable than participants who received $20.What has been proposed as a likely reason for this result?

A) The participants paid $20 actually liked the task but lied about how they felt.
B) The participants paid $1 actually disliked the task but lied about how they felt.
C) The participants paid $1 did not have sufficient justification for lying so changed their attitude to match their behavior.
D) The participants paid $20 experienced cognitive dissonance.