In Festinger and Carlsmith's famous study on cognitive dissonance,which group of participants rated the boring task as the most fun?

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In Festinger and Carlsmith's study, the group that was paid only $1 for praising the task (and therefore had the greatest amount of cognitive dissonance) rated the boring task as the most fun. This was because they were motivated to reduce the dissonance between their belief that the task was boring and their behavior of saying that it was enjoyable, by convincing themselves that it was actually enjoyable. The other groups, including the control group and the group paid $20 for telling the truth about the task, did not experience as much cognitive dissonance and therefore did not have a reason to rate the task as more enjoyable.

In Festinger and Carlsmith's Famous Study on Cognitive Dissonance,which Group