Explain what cognitive dissonance is. Now, guess the results of
these experiments. Explain the cognitive dissonance in each
example.
1.) In one study, participants were asked to do a task. It
turned out that the task was really, really boring. When they were
asked to tell the next person it was a really interesting task,
and, in fact, they would get paid for doing so. All agreed to do
it. One half of the participants got paid $1 to tell...