In a Study,participants Are Shown Two Soundless 30-Second Clips of Unfamiliar

question 51

Multiple Choice

In a study,participants are shown two soundless 30-second clips of unfamiliar political candidates and asked to determine which candidate had won a recent election.Based on
Prior research on thin slices of behavior,how accurate would you predict the participants'
Judgments to be?

• A) very accurate because nonverbal behavior provides sufficient information
• B) not accurate because 30 seconds would not provide enough information
• C) very accurate because of discrimination against certain political parties
• D) not accurate because the clip did not show background information on the election

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