In an Experiment,prior to Receiving Negative Feedback from One of 20

question 4

Multiple Choice

In an experiment,prior to receiving negative feedback from one of 20 interviewers,female participants were told 1) your interviewer gives everyone a negative evaluation,2) your particular interviewer is sexist,and is only negative toward females,or 3) all 20 interviewers are sexist.Condition was most damaging to participants because were was) seen as evidence of
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• A)3; the 20 sexist interviewers; pervasive sexism
• B)2; that one interviewer,in contrast to other interviewers,was sexist and; particular animosity toward females
• C)1; that one interviewer was negative toward everyone; the threat posed by one person's bottomless negativity
• D)2; the fact that one interviewer gave positive feedback only to males; amplifying the effects of negative feedback for women
• E)1; the fact that one interviewer was negative toward everyone; the idea that only one interviewer was necessary in order to injure self-esteem

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Definitions:

Relationship Roles

The functions or behaviors expected from individuals in their respective positions within interpersonal relationships.

Task Roles

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Cohesive

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Autokinetic Effect

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