Darley and Cooper (1972)found That When Students Were Invited to Write

question 89

Multiple Choice

Darley and Cooper (1972) found that when students were invited to write essays advocating a strict dress code,which was against the students' own positions,the students were not willing to write the essays even if they were paid.After turning down the money,the students became

• A)agitated.
• B)less confident in their decision.
• C)more confident in their decision.
• D)annoyed at those students who were willing to write the essay.

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Definitions:

Stepwise Incrimination

A gradual increase in criminal behavior or severity of crimes committed, often observed in serial offenders.

Hill Climbing

A problem-solving strategy that involves continuous moves towards increasing improvement or higher value.

Mental Set

A psychological term for the tendency to approach situations in a certain way because of past experiences or a specific mindset.

Noncompensatory Modeling

A decision-making approach where a satisfactory level of performance in one attribute does not compensate for a poor performance in another.