Your Text Describes an Experiment in Which Students Could Choose

question 74

Multiple Choice

Your text describes an experiment in which students could choose to play competitively or cooperatively in a game either called the "Wall Street Game" or the "Community Game." Which of the following is a valid conclusion to reach based on the results of that experiment?

• A) It takes major changes in the social environment to overcome the powerful influence of personality traits such as competitiveness.
• B) Personality characteristics change from situation to situation.
• C) Friends and acquaintances were better able to predict the behaviour of these students than were the psychologists.
• D) Personality differences are not important when it comes to predicting behaviour.
• E) Even seemingly trivial aspects of the social situation can greatly influence behaviour.

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Definitions:

Agentic

Pertaining to an agent or someone who acts; relating to actions that result from one's own choices and decisions, rather than external forces.

Least Preferred Co-Worker

A concept used to measure a leader's task or relationship orientation by assessing their feelings about their least preferred coworker.

Leadership Style

The patterns, methods, and behaviors used by an individual to influence, motivate, and direct others in a group or organization.

Evolutionary Perspective

A theoretical approach in various disciplines that examines the evolutionary basis of behaviors and traits, arguing that many human psychological processes and physical features have evolved to solve recurrent problems in human ancestral environments.