Assume That Liberman,Samuels,and Ross (2004)randomly Assigned Participants Previously Identified as Cooperative

question 123

Multiple Choice

Assume that Liberman,Samuels,and Ross (2004) randomly assigned participants previously identified as cooperative and participants identified as competitive to play a game that was labeled either the "Wall Street Game," or the "Community Game." Further assume that no matter what the game,participants who were identified as competitive behaved more competitively in both groups than did participants who were identified as cooperative.What would these findings suggest?

• A) Cooperation and competition are based on personality characteristics that sometimes transcend social situations.
• B) Cooperative participants in the Community Game caused their partners to respond in kind.
• C) Competitive participants in the Wall Street Game caused their partners to respond in kind.
• D) Social situations and personality characteristics are equally important.
• E) Even minor aspects of a social situation can override personality differences.

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Definitions:

Ethical Reasoning

The act of examining and deciding upon choices based on adherence to ethical norms.

Organizational Culture

The set of shared beliefs, values, customs, and practices that influences the way employees interact and work in a company.

Ethical Intensity

indicates the degree to which an issue or situation is recognized as having ethical implications that affect its stakeholders.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.