In an Experiment (Aronson and Mills,1959)people Read Out Loud Embarrassing

question 8

Multiple Choice

In an experiment (Aronson and Mills,1959) people read out loud embarrassing material or non-embarrassing material as part of an initiation to get into a desirable group.People who read the embarrassing material were likely to ________.

• A)show greater liking for the group when asked later
• B)blame higher-status (more than lower status)members for their embarrassment
• C)express a wish to engage in embarrassing future applicants for group membership
• D)soon leave the group because of bitter feelings about their initiation
• E)soon argue to group members that the embarrassing initiations should be stopped

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