In One Experiment, Professional Actors Played the Role of Either

question 19

Multiple Choice

In one experiment, professional actors played the role of either normal-weight or overweight job applicants. Research participants' willingness to hire the applicants revealed

• A) no discrimination against either overweight men or overweight women.
• B) equal levels of discrimination against both overweight men and overweight
• C) women.
• D) greater discrimination against overweight men than against overweight women.
• E) greater discrimination against overweight women than against overweight men.

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Definitions:

Statistical Information

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Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristic

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