A trend analysis of two of the methodological problems of cognitive dissonance research raised by the Chapanises indi cated (1) the criticism was valid, (2) over time the methods grad ually approximated the norms of the field, and (3) the Chapanis' critique did not influence the time trends appreciably, but was reflective of past problems.
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