In their classic cognitive dissonance study, Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) paid participants either $1 or $20 to say a task was interesting. The percentage of the $20-participants that said the task was interesting was _______ than the percentage of $1 participants.

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Participants paid $1 experienced more cognitive dissonance and were more likely to convince themselves the task was interesting to justify their actions, compared to those paid $20, who had an external justification for their behavior.

In Their Classic Cognitive Dissonance Study, Festinger and Carlsmith (1959)