A social psychology phenomenon where people change their attitudes to be consistent with behaviors they've been persuaded to perform, especially when external justification is minimal.
Example: Participants who argue for positions they don't initially believe often shift their attitudes toward those positions, particularly when paid little for the compliance.
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