Some College Students Were Randomly Assigned to Edit and Explain

question 292

Multiple Choice

Some college students were randomly assigned to edit and explain their MySpace page rather than to study and explain a Google Maps routing. These students subsequently scored higher on a measure of

• A) empathy.
• B) narcissism.
• C) self-transcendence.
• D) basal metabolic rate.

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