Recall That Harold Kelley (1950) Told Some College Students That

question 66

Multiple Choice

Recall that Harold Kelley (1950) told some college students that their guest lecturer was a warm person, and others that he was a cold person. The visitor then lectured for twenty minutes and behaved in a very arrogant way during the lecture. When students evaluated the lecturer, __________.

• A) no matter what the expectation, none of the students liked the arrogant lecturer
• B) those students who expected a warm person interpreted his "arrogance" as insecurity
• C) students expecting a warm person rated the lecturer as funnier, but no less arrogant, than students who expected a cold person
• D) students who expected a cold person rated the lecturer as less arrogant than students who expected a warm person

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