Men Entering and Leaving a University Cafeteria Were Asked How

question 54

Multiple Choice

Men entering and leaving a university cafeteria were asked how much an ideally attractive woman would weigh.The participants:

• A)named a higher weight when entering the cafeteria than when leaving.
• B)named a lower weight when entering the cafeteria than when leaving.
• C)named the same weight when entering the cafeteria as when leaving.
• D)said it does not matter how much a woman weighs.

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Definitions:

Reflecting Feelings

The technique used in counseling and communication to mirror the emotions of the speaker, validating their experience.

Past Tense

A grammatical term referring to verbs that express actions or states of being that occurred in the past.

Feeling Word

A word that expresses an emotion or a personal emotional response.

Parroting

Repeating words or phrases spoken by others, often without understanding the meaning or context, typically as a technique in language learning.