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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Definitions:

Secularization Thesis

The theory that as societies progress, particularly through modernization and rationalization, religion loses its authority and influence over social life and governance.

Inequalities

The situation where different social statuses or positions within a society or group have unequal opportunities and advantages.

Social Solidarity

The bonds that unite members of a society, including shared values, beliefs, and behaviors that contribute to social cohesion and a sense of belonging.

Durkheimian Perspective

A sociological approach based on the work of Émile Durkheim, emphasizing the importance of social institutions and collective conscience in maintaining societal order.