A Researcher Is Interested in Factors That Influence Perceptions of Others.She

question 29

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in factors that influence perceptions of others.She presents participants with photographs of female super models and asks them to rate the attractiveness of each woman.She then presents participants with photographs of women of average attractiveness and again asks participants to rate the attractiveness of each woman.Surprisingly,she finds that participants rate the women of average attractiveness much lower than she expected.What effect may be responsible for the lower ratings?

• A) Reactive
• B) Practice
• C) Fatigue
• D) Contrast

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