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 he 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 impolite when he asked for the pastry, the research results showed that he was

• A)significantly more likely to be given the free pastry if he was well-dressed when he was impolite than poorly dressed.
• B)significantly more likely to be given the free pastry if he was poorly dressed when he was impolite than well-dressed.
• C)equally likely to be given a free pastry when he was impolite no matter how he was dressed.
• D)never given a free pastry with an impolite request no matter how he was dressed.

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