Recall That Brehm (1956) Asked Women to Rate the Desirability

question 119

Multiple Choice

Recall that Brehm (1956) asked women to rate the desirability of a number of appliances, and then allowed them to choose one of those appliances as a gift. Twenty minutes later, all women re-rated the same appliances, including the one they chose. According to his findings, which of the following (fictitious) participants would rate the toaster lower than she had originally?

• A) June, who chose the waffle iron instead
• B) Donna, who felt pressured to select the iron
• C) Maude, who rated the toaster lowest at the outset
• D) Edith, who loves toast and jelly, and chose the toaster

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