Which of the Following Describes the Results from Eagly and Steffen's

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the results from Eagly and Steffen's (1984) test of social role theory?

• A) participants relied on gender stereotypes regardless of the target's occupation
• B) participants rated women as higher on communion across conditions
• C) information about the target's job overrided gender stereotypes
• D) men were rated higher on agency than women in business occupations

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