What was the outcome of Festinger and Carlsmith's experiment regarding participants' attitude towards the experiment?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2: Participants believed the experiment was interesting.
Festinger and Carlsmith conducted an experiment where students were paid only one dollar to convince others that a particular experiment was interesting. Interestingly, the students ended up developing a positive attitude towards the experiment based on their behavior, reasoning that they wouldn't have lied for such a small amount of money if the experiment wasn't genuinely interesting.