Recall That in Experiments Presented in Your Text (Leippe

question 183

Multiple Choice

Recall that in experiments presented in your text (Leippe & Eisenstadt, 1994; 1998) , white college students agreed to write essays in favor of doubling the funds for minority student scholarships, even though that policy would reduce the funds available for majority students. What happened?

• A) Participants who were initially prejudiced did not change their attitudes, but non-prejudiced participants did.
• B) Participants convinced themselves that they supported the policy of expanding aid to minority students.
• C) Participants changed their attitudes about the policy, but not about minority students.
• D) Participants who were prejudiced refused to write the essays.

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