Your Text Describes an Experiment in Which Students Could Choose

question 74

Multiple Choice

Your text describes an experiment in which students could choose to play competitively or cooperatively in a game either called the "Wall Street Game" or the "Community Game." Which of the following is a valid conclusion to reach based on the results of that experiment?

• A) It takes major changes in the social environment to overcome the powerful influence of personality traits such as competitiveness.
• B) Personality characteristics change from situation to situation.
• C) Friends and acquaintances were better able to predict the behaviour of these students than were the psychologists.
• D) Personality differences are not important when it comes to predicting behaviour.
• E) Even seemingly trivial aspects of the social situation can greatly influence behaviour.

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