Recall that Aronson and Carlsmith (1963) told preschoolers that they were not allowed to play with a toy that the children had a
lready rated as more attractive than other toys. Half of the children were threatened with mild punishment if they disobeyed, and the other half with severe punishment. When the experimenter left the room, none of the children played with the forbidden toy. When the experimenter returned and asked the children to rate all the toys again, those children who received __________.
Mild threat reduced their dissonance by rating for the forbidden toy as less attractive than before
Explanation:
Dissonance: Dissonance theory was given by Leon Festinger. It is related to psychological or emotional distress due to overlapping some beliefs, ideas, and values. It is a clash between a person's beliefs and new information. People always seek stability in their current life and their expectation, it does not happen then the person feels discomfort internally. there are two factors determine the discomfort level of a person that is given
