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Procedure: There were two students in the study. We sat down at two separate tables on them was an envelop containing a package to do a survey and to write an essay supporting tuition increase for a committee that would influence decisions regarding tuition cost that is counter-attitudinal for most university students. We were told at the beginning that a campus committee has been set up to discuss the possibility of a tuition increase and that students’ input would be helpful. However, when we were done the experiment we were told that there was no such committee and the purpose for writing the essay was to create dissonance due to the counter-attitudinal behaviour.

Type of study: This was an experimental study.

Variables: Subjects were randomly assigned to one of two conditions. You either had to choose between two of the conditions. Write an essay about the positive aspects of tuition increase or the negative aspects of tuition increases. By writing a positive essay you......

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