Imagine That You Participate in an Experiment in Which You

question 5

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you participate in an experiment in which you are shown an essay supporting legalized abortion.The experimenter tells you that the essay was written by a student who was forced to write an essay that supports abortion.According to the results of similar studies,you would be likely to conclude that the author of the essay was

• A) pro-life, especially if you are high in need for cognition.
• B) pro-life, especially if you are low in need for structure.
• C) pro-choice, especially if you are high in need for cognition.
• D) pro-choice, especially if you are low in need for cognition.

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