In a Study by Bless and Colleagues (1990),students Were Presented

question 64

Multiple Choice

In a study by Bless and colleagues (1990) ,students were presented with weak or strong arguments for tuition increases,after being put in either a positive or negative mood.What was the central finding of the study?

• A)Participants were equally against a tuition increase across all conditions.
• B)Participants in a positive mood were more favorable toward a tuition increase after hearing a weak argument.
• C)Participants in a negative mood were generally less supportive of a tuition increase.
• D)Only those participants in a negative mood who heard the strong argument were more supportive of a tuition increase as compared with all the other participants.

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Discrete Random Variable

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Discrete Random Variable

A variable that assumes a countable number of distinct values, with each value associated with a certain probability.

Discrete Probability Distribution

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