Recall That Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski (1985)showed Participants a Debate

question 113

Multiple Choice

Recall that Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski (1985) showed participants a debate between an African American and a European American and asked them to rate the debaters' skills.After the debate,in one condition,a confederate made a hostile racist comment about the debaters' skills; in another,a confederate made a nonracist comment,and in a third condition,no comment was made.These researchers found that when participants overheard a racist comment,their ratings of the African American

• A)were lower on a number of dimensions.
• B)were higher on a number of dimensions.
• C)were not affected in any way compared to the control.
• D)were lower only for those participants who were racist (consciously agreed with the stereotype).

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Definitions:

Restitution

The act of returning something that was lost or stolen to its owner or compensating for injury or loss.

Transgression

An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense.

Restoring

The process of bringing something back to its original state by repairing or renovating it.

Self-concept

An individual's perception of themselves, including beliefs about one’s abilities, appearance, and personality.