A Set of Experiments About Social Rejection by DeWall and Others

question 118

Multiple Choice

A set of experiments about social rejection by DeWall and others (2009) demonstrated that

• A) the more socially rejected participants made hostile attributions, the more aggressive was their subsequent behavior.
• B) the less socially rejected participants made hostile attributions, the more aggressive was their subsequent behavior.
• C) the more socially rejected participants made hostile attributions, the less aggressive was their subsequent behavior.
• D) hostile attributions did not have any affect on whether or not participants' subsequent behavior was aggressive.

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