Chartrand and Bargh (1999) Conducted an Experiment Where Confederates Matched

question 28

Multiple Choice

Chartrand and Bargh (1999) conducted an experiment where confederates matched the behaviours of some study participants but not others. What did they find?

• A) Participants who had been mimicked responded more favourably to the confederate than those who had not been mimicked.
• B) Participants who had been mimicked responded less favourably to the confederate than those who had not been mimicked.
• C) Participants who had been not mimicked responded more favourably to the confederate than those who had been mimicked.
• D) Participants who had been mimicked responded no differently to the confederate than those who had not been mimicked.

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