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The $1 Lie Experiment Explained: Why Smaller Rewards Change Beliefs More

Pay someone $20 to tell a small lie and they know exactly why they did it. Pay them only $1, and something stranger happens — they start to believe the lie themselves. Study details: Leon Festinger...

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