Kassin and Kiechel (1996)conducted an Experiment in Which a Participant

question 9

Multiple Choice

Kassin and Kiechel (1996) conducted an experiment in which a participant was accused by the experimenter of carrying out an act that led to the loss of data.What did NOT characterize the research?

• A) The participant was accused of hitting the wrong key on a computer.
• B) In one condition, a confederate reported having seen the participant engage in the harmful act.
• C) Initially, all participants denied that they had engaged in the harmful act.
• D) Eventually, virtually all of the participants confessed to having engaged in the harmful act.

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