In the Crum and Langer Hotel Experiment, the Participants Were

question 247

Multiple Choice

In the Crum and Langer hotel experiment, the participants were selected:

• A) because they were elderly people who believed that their health was "poor."
• B) from the housekeeping staff at seven carefully matched hotels.
• C) because they were elderly people who believed that their health was "excellent."
• D) from undergraduate students in courses at Harvard University where they could earn extra credit for participating in research.

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