In Walster's Experiment in Which Women Were Asked for a Date

question 29

Multiple Choice

In Walster's experiment in which women were asked for a date by a young man prior to receiving favorable or unfavorable personality evaluations from a psychologist, the results showed that subjects:

• A) liked the young man more when the evaluation was positive since he was associated with a reward
• B) liked the young man more when the evaluation was negative because he gave their lowered self-esteem a greater boost
• C) liked the young man more when the evaluation was positive because they felt they deserved to be asked for a date
• D) expected the date to be less enjoyable when the evaluation was negative

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