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Festinger and Carlsmith: Cognitive Consequences of Forced Compliance

Aim of the Study: Investigated if making people perform a dull task would create cognitive dissonance through forced compliance behavior

Sample and Population of the Study: 71 male students from the Introductory Psychology class at Stanford University → convenience sampling

Method of Experiment: Three Groups ($1 group, $20 group, controlled)

Festinger and Carlsmith: Cognitive Consequences of Forced Compliance

Aim of the Study: Investigated if making people perform a dull task would create cognitive dissonance through forced compliance behavior

Sample and Population of the Study: 71 male students from the Introductory Psychology class at Stanford University → convenience sampling

Method of Experiment: Three Groups ($1 group, $20 group, controlled)

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