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

question 148

Multiple Choice

Darley and Gross (1983) showed participants a video of a girl taking a reading test. Some participants were told that the girl was from an affluent family and others were told that she was from a poor family. Then, participants were asked to rank the girl's academic abilities. Which statement regarding the findings of this experiment is true?

• A)Ratings were unaffected by knowledge of the girl's socioeconomic status as long as she was dressed similarly in both videos.
• B)Ratings were unaffected by knowledge of the girl's socioeconomic status as long as the girl performed equally well on the reading test in both videos.
• C)Ratings were higher if they thought the girl was affluent relative to poor, but participants could not justify these ratings with evidence from the video.
• D)Ratings were higher if they thought the girl was affluent relative to poor, and participants could justify these ratings with evidence from the video.

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