In One Study Described in the Text,students Were Asked to Wear

question 25

Multiple Choice

In one study described in the text,students were asked to wear a Barry Manilow t-shirt during conversation with other students.The study demonstrated the spotlight effect by showing that

• A) those wearing the shirt overestimated the likelihood other students would notice their t-shirt.
• B) those wearing the shirt underestimated the likelihood other students would know the singer's name.
• C) other students attributed negative characteristics to the student wearing the salient shirt.
• D) other students paid less attention to the content of what was said by the student wearing the t-shirt.

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