Recall That LaPiere (1934) Found a Discrepancy Between Proprietors' Reported

question 22

Multiple Choice

Recall that LaPiere (1934) found a discrepancy between proprietors' reported attitudes toward accommodating Chinese and their willingness to provide services to a Chinese couple that accompanied him on his travels.The discrepancy between proprietors' attitudes and actual behaviors might have been reduced had LaPiere written and asked them,

• A) "Would you let members of the Chinese race eat at your restaurant?"
• B) "Would you serve dinner to a Chinese couple accompanied by an American professor?"
• C) "On a one-to-five scale, how do you feel about Chinese visitors to the United States?"
• D) "Would you say that you have a positive attitude toward Asian visitors to the United States?"

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