Research has shown that when fate (e.g., a flip of a coin) determines the allocation of rewards for completing a task, participants will often
a. feel empathy for the loser and share their rewards.
b. convince themselves that the loser didn't do a fair share of the work.
c. share their winnings to bolster their belief in a just world.
d. revise their stereotypes of the loser.
Question 2
Researchers provided college student participants with a description of a woman's friendly behavior. In addition, some participants were told that the woman was raped by the man, whereas others were provided no such information.
When participants judged the appropriateness of the woman's behavior,
a. men in the rape condition engaged in victim blame, but the women didn't.
b. participants in the rape condition judged the woman's behavior as inappropriate.
c. only participants who believed in a just world blamed the victim.
d. female participants were better able to empathize with the rape victim.
Research Methods
Nutrition-related research findings are often lead stories in newspapers, magazines, and on websites
Testing stereognosis by using a coin
Juvenile buzzard being weighed for research
A current-carrying wire is placed in a uniform magnetic field, as shown below.
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