Your Text Reports a Study by Gilbert in Which Participants

question 174

Multiple Choice

Your text reports a study by Gilbert in which participants could choose a photograph to keep. Some participants had the option of revising their choice; others did not. What did the researchers find in this study?

• A) People disliked having the option to revise their choice, but were more satisfied with their choice in the end than were participants who could not change their mind.
• B) People disliked having the option to revise their choice, and were less satisfied with their choice in the end than were participants who could not change their mind.
• C) People liked having the option to revise their choice, and were more satisfied with their choice in the end than were participants who could not change their mind.
• D) People liked having the option to revise their choice, but were less satisfied with their choice in the end than were participants who could not change their mind.

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Problem Solving Style

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Social Traits

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Individual Differences

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