Baldwin and Colleagues Had Graduate Students Evaluate Their Own Research

question 75

Multiple Choice

Baldwin and colleagues had graduate students evaluate their own research ideas after seeing a picture of a highly respected faculty member with a disapproving expression or seeing a less prominent figure with an approving expression.What did the results show?

• A)Subjects primed with the highly respected faculty member judged their ideas less favorably than before.
• B)Subjects primed with the highly respected faculty member judged their ideas more favorably than before.
• C)Subjects primed with the less prominent figure judged their ideas less favorably than before.
• D)Subjects primed with the less prominent figure judged their ideas more favorably than before.

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