In Their Series of Three Studies on the "Contrast Effect

question 3

Multiple Choice

In their series of three studies on the "contrast effect" and ratings of physical attractiveness, Kenrick and Gutierres hypothesized that:

• A) exposing judges to extremely unattractive stimuli before they rated a photo of a woman of "average" attractiveness would have no effect on how the judges rated the photo.
• B) exposing judges to extremely attractive stimuli before they rated a photo of a woman of "average" attractiveness would result in the judges rating the photo as more attractive.
• C) exposing judges to extremely attractive stimuli before they rated a photo of a woman of "average" attractiveness would result in the judges rating the photo as less attractive.
• D) exposing judges to extremely unattractive stimuli before they rated a photo of a woman of "average" attractiveness would result in the judges rating the photo as less attractive.

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