Word Et Al

question 5

Multiple Choice

Word et al. found in their second experiment that when confederates mimicked the nonverbal behavior that white interviewers demonstrated toward black applicants in the first experiment:

• A) the applicants' performance in the second experiment was rated more poorly than when the confederate mimicked the nonverbal behavior in the white/white pairings.
• B) the applicants were more angry and hostile during the interview than when the confederate mimicked the nonverbal behavior in the white/white pairings.
• C) did not respond to the changes in the nonverbal immediacy of the interviewer.
• D) the applicants moved their chairs closer to the interview than when the confederate mimicked the nonverbal behavior in the white/white pairings.

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Definitions:

Strong Situations

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Sociometer Theory

Sociometer theory is a psychological mechanism proposed to measure an individual's level of social acceptance or rejection, impacting self-esteem.

Reflected Appraisal

A process by which individuals form perceptions of themselves based on how they believe others view them.

Self-esteem

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