In an Experiment, a Man Asked People in Bakeries for a Pastry

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Multiple Choice

In an experiment, a man asked people in bakeries for a pastry while claiming they did not have enough money to pay for it. Half the time he was dressed poorly and the other half well-dressed. If the man was polite when he asked for the pastry, the research results showed that he was

• A)three times more likely to be given the pastry if he was well-dressed and polite than when he was poorly dressed and polite.
• B)three times more likely to be given the pastry if he was poorly dressed and polite than when he was well-dressed and polite.
• C)equally likely to be given a free pastry with a polite request no matter how he was dressed.
• D)rarely given a pastry no matter how he was dressed or whether he was polite or not.

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