Recall That Ross and Samuels (1993)randomly Assigned Participants Previously Identified

question 83

Multiple Choice

Recall that Ross and Samuels (1993) randomly assigned participants previously identified as either competitive or cooperative to one of two games: the "Wall Street Game" or the "Community Game." Also recall that fully twice as many players in the "Wall Street Game" behaved competitively compared to people who played the "Community Game." What do these findings suggest?

• A)True personality differences do not exist.
• B)It is not important to study individual differences in personality.
• C)Seemingly minor aspects of a social situation can override personality differences.
• D)All the competitive people ended up playing the "Wall Street Game."

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