Social Psychology in Action Video 6: Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance StudyClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 171 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following question:In the video you learned about a famous experiment designed to test Festinger's prediction that people will be motivated to reduce dissonance. Design your own experiment to do the same, and be sure to identify the variable you would manipulate (i.e., the independent variable), and how you would measure dissonance reduction (i.e., the dependent variable).
What will be an ideal response?
Varies.
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