Darley and Gross (1983)showed Participants a Video of a Girl

question 1

Multiple Choice

Darley and Gross (1983) showed participants a video of a girl taking a reading test.They then asked participants to rate the girl's academic ability.These researchers found that participants rated her academic ability higher if they thought that she:

• A)was from an affluent family.
• B)was from an extremely religious family.
• C)had struggled to overcome her family's poverty.
• D)was 10 years of age instead of 12 years of age.

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