Recall That Wells and Gavanski (1989)asked Study Participants to Read

question 34

Multiple Choice

Recall that Wells and Gavanski (1989) asked study participants to read a story about a woman who went to lunch with her boss to celebrate a promotion.According to the story,the boss ordered a dish for the woman that contained wine.Unfortunately,the woman was so allergic to wine that she died.The researchers were interested in how participants would respond to additional information about the boss's behavior.Results of this study showed that participants who thought the

• A) boss's behavior was situationally caused were more likely to blame him for the woman's death.
• B) boss's behavior was dispositionally caused were more upset by the woman's death.
• C) boss almost ordered a different dish that contained wine viewed him more negatively.
• D) boss almost ordered a different dish that did not contain wine viewed his choice of meals as more causally significant.

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