Jeremy is about to go on a blind date set up by his friend Justin. Justin gave Jeremy a picture of Carol, his potential date, and she is very attractive
Jeremy is about to call Carol to make arrangements for the date and to get to know her a little better. Which of the following is most likely to occur, according to the experiment by Snyder, Tanke, and Berscheid (1977) regarding attractiveness and the self-fulfilling prophecy?
a. Jeremy will like Carol after talking to her, but only if she is attractive in reality.
b. If Carol doesn't think she's attractive, she will withdraw throughout the phone conversation despite Jeremy's friendliness.
c. No matter what Carol really looks like, she will be judged as more attractive and confident by a third person listening in on the party line.
d. No matter what Carol really looks like, Jeremy will like her, but a third party listening in on the party line will judge her according to how she really looks.
Answer: C
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a. overestimate the number of people who agree with us. b. underestimate the number of people who agree with us. c. rely too heavily on the primacy effect. d. don't rely heavily enough on the primacy effect.