One Intriguing Study Found That Students Talking with a Confederate

question 57

Multiple Choice

One intriguing study found that students talking with a confederate tended to like the confederate more if the confederate mimicked the movements of the student.The researchers concluded that

• A) the students in the experiment were low in self-awareness.
• B) people almost always prefer flattering information over accurate information in social interactions.
• C) the impact of similarity on liking works at a nonverbal and even nonconscious level.
• D) the mimicking of our behavior by others tends to increase our self-esteem.

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