Elliot and Niesta (2008) Tested the Hypothesis That Men Would

question 51

Multiple Choice

Elliot and Niesta (2008) tested the hypothesis that men would find a woman more attractive when she was surrounded by a red background than when she was surrounded by other colors. In their first study the researchers compared a woman in front of a red background and a woman in front of a white background. The possibility that in this study the white background was brighter than the red background represents which of the following?

• A) A secondary variable.
• B) An alternative explanation.
• C) A threat to construction validity.
• D) A threat to external validity.

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Definitions:

Moderately Difficult

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McGregor's Theory Y

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