In Simon and Greenberg's (1996)study,participants Worked on a Group Project

question 84

Multiple Choice

In Simon and Greenberg's (1996) study,participants worked on a group project with an African-American confederate and then read an ethnic slur about him,supposedly written by another subject.What was observed when participants evaluated their confederates?

• A) Evaluations by anti-black participants were made more negative by hearing the slur.
• B) Evaluations by pro-black participants were made more positive by hearing the slur.
• C) Evaluations by ambivalent participants were made more negative by hearing the slur.
• D) Evaluations by ambivalent participants were not changed by hearing the slur.

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