Susan Andersen and Sandra Bem (1981)conducted a Variation of the Getting-Acquainted

question 93

Multiple Choice

Susan Andersen and Sandra Bem (1981) conducted a variation of the getting-acquainted telephone study by Mark Snyder,Elizabeth Decker Tanke,and Ellen Berscheid (1977) .Andersen and Bem provided attractive and unattractive photos of men to women,who interacted with men at the other end of a telephone.When the women thought that the men with whom they were speaking with were the men in the photos,

• A)the self-fulfilling prophecy did not occur because the men controlled the conversations.
• B)the female participants spoke more kindly to the unattractive male photos than they did to the attractive photos.
• C)the men on the other end did not change their behaviours in response to the women's differential treatment.
• D)the female participants did not fall prey to the self-fulfilling prophecy as did men in previous studies.
• E)results were similar to studies in which men were provided the photos.

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Definitions:

Context

The circumstances or setting surrounding an event, statement, or idea which can influence its meaning or effect.

Sequence

An ordered series or arrangement of items, events, or ideas, one following the other in a specific logical or set pattern.

Relationships

The ways in which two or more people or entities are connected and interact with each other.

Bias

A prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.