How do I apply theory to a real-world example?
Use the theory's mechanism to explain the specific case. Not this is an example of cognitive dissonance, but the participants had freely chosen an effortful action inconsistent with their stated view, which is the condition dissonance theory says produces attitude change.
This comes up on Social Psychology Support, where it is answered in the context of the work itself.
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