In the Classic University of Minnesota Study of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

question 36

Multiple Choice

In the classic University of Minnesota study of self-fulfilling prophecies in the physical attractiveness domain:

• A) before the participants began talking, the experimenter gave each male subject fake information about the female participant's socioeconomic status.
• B) the female target with whom the subjects interacted was selected to be attractive or unattractive, depending on the experimental condition.
• C) the male subjects thought they knew what the female target looked like but could not see her during the conversation.
• D) priming was used to create a physical attractiveness stereotype.

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