Recall That Liberman,Samuels,and Ross (2004)randomly Assigned Participants Previously Identified as Either

question 122

Multiple Choice

Recall that Liberman,Samuels,and Ross (2004) randomly assigned participants previously identified as either competitive or cooperative to one of two games: the "Wall Street Game," or the "Community Game." Also recall that fully twice as many players in the Wall Street Game behaved competitively compared to people who played the Community Game.What do these findings suggest?

• A)True personality differences do not exist.
• B)Even minor aspects of a social situation can override personality differences.
• C)All the competitive people ended up in the Wall Street Game group by chance.
• D)It is not important to study individual differences in personality.
• E)All the competitive people ended up playing the Wall Street Game.

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Naturalistic Observation

A study technique where participants are watched in their usual environment with no intervention by the investigator.

Social Skills

The abilities required to communicate, interact, and form relationships with others effectively and appropriately.

Intellectual Skills

The cognitive abilities that involve reasoning, problem-solving, and the capacity to understand complex ideas.