Participants were told they were likely to spend much of their future alone, they then read a story about someone and were asked to rate this person, finally they were asked if this person was suitable to work as a research assistant

Findings show that participants
A) were in great need of friends and rated the person quite positively.
B) were likely to give a neutral rating because they didn't really know the person's qualifications
C) were more likely to ask for more evidence about the person before making a decision
D) rated the applicant quite negatively.
E) rated the applicant quite positively.

Answer: D

Psychology

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