On the basis of the classic Festinger and Carlsmith study of induced compliance, we would expect that a person who has less justification (by being paid less) for lying would have less attitude change.

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According to the classic Festinger and Carlsmith study of induced compliance, a person who has less external justification (i.e., being paid less) for performing a counter-attitudinal action (like lying) would experience more dissonance and thus would be more likely to change their attitude to align with their actions.

On the Basis of the Classic Festinger and Carlsmith Study