Neuberg (1988)primed Some Participants with Hostile Words and Others with Neutral

question 48

Multiple Choice

Neuberg (1988) primed some participants with hostile words and others with neutral words before the participants played the prisoner's dilemma game.How did exposure to the hostile words affect the actions of the participants?

• A) Participants primed with hostile words were more likely to defect in the game.
• B) Participants primed with hostile words were more likely to quit playing the game earlier than the neutral-primed participants.
• C) Participants primed with hostile words were more likely to cooperate in the game.
• D) Participants primed with hostile words began the game by defecting but then switched to cooperating if they were with a cooperative partner.

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