Author Question: Ross and colleagues (2004) randomly assigned participants previously identified as either ... (Read 67 times)

rachel9 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Ross and colleagues (2004) randomly assigned participants previously identified as either competitive or cooperative to one of two games: the Wall Street Game or the Community Game.

They found that two-thirds of the players in the Wall Street Game behaved competitively compared to one-third of people who played the Community Game who behaved competitively. What do these findings suggest?

a. True personality differences do not exist.
b. It is not important to study individual differences in personality.
c. Seemingly minor aspects of a social situation can override personality differences.
d. All the competitive people ended up playing the Wall Street Game.

Question 2

In discussing the issue of parental discipline, which of the following professionals would be LEAST likely to remind parents that it is important to consider how the child views being punished?

a. a behaviorist
b. a social psychologist
c. a philosopher
d. a journalist