In a Study on Projection, Participants Were Given False Feedback

question 146

Multiple Choice

In a study on projection, participants were given false feedback suggesting that they were high in a specific negative trait (e.g., dishonesty) . They were then given the opportunity to rate another person on various traits. What were the findings of the study?

• A) Participants rated the other person as higher specifically on the negative trait they had been told they (the participant) possessed.
• B) Participants rated the other person as lower specifically on the negative trait they had been told they (the participant) possessed.
• C) Participants rated the other person as higher on all negative traits.
• D) Participants rated the other person as lower on all negative traits.

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Definitions:

Complete Certainty

A state of being without any doubt or possibility of error, often considered unachievable in many areas of knowledge.

Knowledge Requires

The necessity for information, understanding, or skill to achieve a particular task or to understand a subject.

Skeptical

Characterized by an attitude of questioning or doubt, especially regarding claims accepted by others as true.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.