Condry and Condry (1976) Conducted a Study Where Adults Were

question 44

Multiple Choice

Condry and Condry (1976) conducted a study where adults were shown a videotape of an infant's emotional responses to a jack-in-the-box. Half the adults were told the baby was a girl and the other half were told the baby was a boy. The results indicated that ______.

• A) adults read emotions fairly similarly no matter the baby's gender
• B) adults read emotions correctly when the baby is a girl
• C) adults read emotions correctly when the baby is a boy
• D) adults read emotions differently depending on the baby's gender

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