In one study of it, those people who had been paid $20 rather than $1 to perform a boring task improved their attitude towards the task, and this theory had its genesis in a study of a UFO cult, entitled When Prophecy Fails.
A modified version of this concept was proposed by Eliot Aronson, who has also collaborated with Carol Tavris on a book with such chapters as "Law and Disorder," and "Good Intentions, Bad Science." In a 1971 paper, Tedeschi, Schlenker, and Bonoma proposed that its manifestations are a result of an attempt at impression management. In one study of it, those people who had been paid $20 rather than $1 to perform a boring task improved their attitude towards the task, and this theory had its genesis in a study of a UFO cult, entitled When Prophecy Fails. For ten points, identify this psychological hypothesis which states that people prefer their beliefs to be consistent with each other, first elucidated by Leon Festinger.
A modified version of this concept was proposed by Eliot Aronson, who has also collaborated with Carol Tavris on a book with such chapters as "Law and Disorder," and "Good Intentions, Bad Science.
{cognitive dissonance}