A Research Participant Is Told She Will Have to Act

question 19

Multiple Choice

A research participant is told she will have to act like various zoo animals in a study investigating perceptions of animal behavior.She is given the choice to practice with others or to practice alone.Which choice is she likely to make and why?

• A) She will prefer to wait with others because the situation implies impersonal danger.
• B) She will prefer to wait alone because the situation implies impersonal danger.
• C) She will prefer to wait alone because the situation implies embarrassment.
• D) She will prefer to wait with others because the situation implies embarrassment.

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