What Can You Infer About Dovidio's Research on Visual Dominance

question 27

Multiple Choice

What can you infer about Dovidio's research on visual dominance?

• A) When women are put in a powerful role in a mixed-gender dyad, men continue to show typical male patterns of visual dominance.
• B) When women are put in a powerful role in a mixed-gender dyad, they tend to avert their eyes while speaking.
• C) Dominant primates from many species, including humans, "stare down" subordinates.
• D) When women are put in a powerful role in a mixed-gender dyad, they show the pattern of visual dominance usually characteristic of men.

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