Imagine You Are Conducting a Test in Which You Wish

question 30

Multiple Choice

Imagine you are conducting a test in which you wish to increase the empathy scores of male participants. Which of the following interventions would you choose?

• A) tell participants that the test is one in which men typically perform poorly, so try harder
• B) have participants first write a fictional story
• C) present statistics showing that women are attracted to empathic men
• D) do the experiment in the morning

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