In Festinger and Carlsmith's classic study on cognitive dissonance,subjects paid $1.00 tended to have more attitude change than individuals paid $20.00.This was due to:

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Festinger and Carlsmith's study found that the subjects who were paid $1.00 had weak external justification for the task they completed (lying about the task being enjoyable) and therefore experienced cognitive dissonance. To reduce the dissonance, they altered their attitudes towards the task to align with their behavior. The subjects who were paid $20.00 had sufficient external justification for their behavior and did not experience as much cognitive dissonance. Therefore, weak external justification is the reason for the different levels of attitude change observed between the two groups.

In Festinger and Carlsmith's Classic Study on Cognitive Dissonance,subjects Paid