In Festinger's spool-stacking experiment,participants were paid either a significant amount of money or a nominal amount of money for their participation in the uninteresting task.What was the outcome of the experiment?

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Festinger's spool-stacking experiment found that the group of participants who were paid a nominal amount of money for their participation were actually more favorable to the task than the group who were paid a significant amount of money. This is because the group who were paid a higher amount of money felt that the justification for their participation was the money they received, while the other group did not have the same justification and therefore searched for intrinsic motivation to complete the task. This phenomenon is known as cognitive dissonance.

In Festinger's Spool-Stacking Experiment,participants Were Paid Either a Significant Amount