Author Question: Participants were told they were likely to spend much of their future alone, they then read a story ... (Read 178 times)

Chloeellawright · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Participants were told they were likely to spend much of their future alone, they then read a story about someone and were asked to rate this person, finally they were asked if this person was suitable to work as a research assistant.

Findings show that participants
A) were in great need of friends and rated the person quite positively.
B) were likely to give a neutral rating because they didn't really know the person's qualifications
C) were more likely to ask for more evidence about the person before making a decision
D) rated the applicant quite negatively.
E) rated the applicant quite positively.

Question 2

Exposure to violence on TV or in movies has been shown to ________.

A) increase aggressive behavior in children, but not in adults
B) increase the probability of aggressive behavior in people who watch them
C) increase aggressive behavior for a short time only
D) have no long-term effects on aggressive behavior
E) decrease aggressive behavior because of the catharsis effect