When preschoolers were forbidden to play with a very attractive toy,some received mild threats of punishment,and others received severe threats of punishment should they disobey (Aronson & Carlsmith,1963).Because they had ____,children in the mild threat condition experienced ____,and changed their rating of the forbidden toy.

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Children in the mild threat condition had insufficient external justification for not playing with the toy, leading to more cognitive dissonance, which they resolved by changing their attitude towards the toy.

When Preschoolers Were Forbidden to Play with a Very Attractive