In a study described in your textbook, psychologists studied students who lived in poorly designed and crowded dormitories

By comparing these students to others who had better accommodations, the psychologists determined that the stressful living conditions caused the students to:
A) become emotionally closer to the other students sharing the same space.
B) focus their anger onto one or two "scapegoats."
C) develop emotional coping strategies.
D) lose their sense of control and feel helpless.

Answer: D
Rationale: The crowded, poorly designed accommodations caused students to lose their sense of control over whom they could interact with or avoid. The students living in the less than ideal conditions seemed to feel helpless, which in turn affected how they interacted with others, including becoming less socially interactive with strangers.