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Imagine that a researcher asks you to perform a dull task and then pays you to lie by telling a prospective subject that the task was enjoyable.
 
  The principle of insufficient justification says that you should come to see the task as _____ when you are paid _____.
   a. interesting and enjoyable; less
   b. tedious and boring; less
   c. interesting and enjoyable; more
   d. none of the above

Question 2

You take a psychology course and receive an A for the semester, and then decide that you like psychology and want to be a psychology major. Which principle best explains your attitude?
 
  a. reinforcement
  b. imitation
  c. balance
  d. dissonance reduction


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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