In Festinger's classic cognitive dissonance study, the second participant was ______.

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The second participant in Festinger's classic cognitive dissonance study was a confederate. This means that they were part of the experiment and were aware of what was going on, unlike the first participant who was a true subject. The confederate's role was to provide a differing opinion from the first participant on a boring task they were asked to complete. This created cognitive dissonance for the first participant, who had to reconcile their own opinion with the conflicting opinion of the confederate.

In Festinger's Classic Cognitive Dissonance Study, the Second Participant Was