Suppose you are responsible for planning the initiation of new members to a group to which you belong. Generalizing from Aronson and Mills's study on the effects of initiation on liking the group, you would do well to make the initiation process:

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Aronson and Mills's study found that individuals who underwent a difficult or unpleasant initiation process tended to value the group more highly and liked it better than those who had an easy initiation. This is due to the justification of effort, where people tend to ascribe more value to outcomes for which they have had to make significant efforts.

Suppose You Are Responsible for Planning the Initiation of New