William Griffitt and Roberta Veitch (1971) administered tests to students who were randomly assigned to take the test in a room with normal temperature or in a 32ºC room. After completing the test, students were asked how aggressive they felt and their hostility toward a stranger was measured. These researchers found that students in the
A) normal room felt more aggressive than those in the 32ºC room, but both sets of students were equally hostile to the stranger.
B) 32ºC room felt more aggressive than those in the normal room and were more hostile to the stranger.
C) normal room felt less aggressive than those in the 32ºC room, but were more hostile to the stranger.
D) 32ºC room felt more aggressive than those in the normal room, but both sets of students were equally hostile to the stranger.
E) normal room felt less aggressive than those in the 32ºC room, but both sets of students were equally hostile to the stranger.
B) 32ºC room felt more aggressive than those in the normal room and were more hostile to the stranger.
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