Female Ss operated a projector to look at 12 slides of paintings. False information was given so Ss believed they had chosen to look at a particular painting for a significantly longer time than other participants, for an average length of time, or for a significantly shorter period of time. Ss' ratings of paintings were not affected by the false feedback in the first viewing session. In Session 2 1 wk. later, Ss rated the longer than average paintings more favorably than before and rated the average and shorter-than-average paintings less favorably than before. The results were interpreted as supporting Bern's hypothesis that attitudes are a function of behavior.
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