Recall That Wells and Ganvaski (1989)asked Study Participants to Read

question 36

Multiple Choice

Recall that Wells and Ganvaski (1989) asked study participants to read a story about a woman who went to lunch with her boss to celebrate a promotion.According to the story, the boss ordered for the woman a dish that contained wine.Unfortunately, the woman was so allergic to wine that she died.The researchers were interested in how participants would respond to additional information about the boss's behavior.Results of this study showed that participants who thought the

• A) boss's behavior was situationally caused were more likely to blame him for the woman's death.
• B) boss's behavior was dispositionally caused were more upset by the woman's death.
• C) boss almost ordered a different dish that contained wine viewed him more negatively.
• D) boss almost ordered a different dish that did not contain wine viewed his choice of meals as more causally significant.

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Definitions:

Lac Operon

A regulatory mechanism in bacteria that controls the expression of enzymes involved in lactose metabolism.

Repressor

A protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, preventing the transcription of genetic information from DNA to mRNA.

Acetyl Groups

Organic functional groups consisting of a methyl group single-bonded to a carbonyl. The formula is CH3CO-, significant in metabolic processes.

Histones

Proteins that package and order the DNA into structural units called nucleosomes, playing a critical role in gene regulation.