Author Question: In a study, participants were told an African American student had been discriminated against in the ... (Read 120 times)

bclement10 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

In a study, participants were told an African American student had been discriminated against in the grading of a paper, and had either complained about it or dealt with it by accepting responsibility.

Participants evaluated the student ________ in the ________ condition than in the ________ condition. a) more negatively; complaint; responsibility
b) more positively; complaint; responsibility
c) about the same; complaint; responsibility
d) more stereotypically; complaint; responsibility

Question 2

Amanda has lost some money she needs for next semester's tuition. While betting on red, the roulette wheel has come up with five blacks in a row.

To try to get her money back, Amanda is now doubling up her bet each time on red, believing that red will come up soon. She bases her belief on the (roughly) 50/50 odds of red and black occurring over a large number of spins of the wheel. Amanda's strategy appears to be based on ________. a) the representativeness heuristic
b) the advice of a successful gambler
c) a magical thinking perspective
d) the availability heuristic