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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



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mmpiza

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B




Chloeellawright

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


alexanderhamilton

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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