Steve Neuberg (1988) Primed Some Participants with Hostile Words and Others

question 35

Multiple Choice

Steve Neuberg (1988) primed some participants with hostile words and others with neutral words before the participants played the prisoner's dilemma game. How did exposure to the hostile words affect the actions of the participants? Participants primed with hostile words

• A) were more likely to defect in the game.
• B) were more likely to quit playing the game early.
• C) were more likely to cooperate in the game.
• D) began the game by defecting but then switched to cooperating if they were with a cooperative partner.

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