Morse and Gergen (1970) had undergraduate men fill out a job application in the presence of either "Mr. Dirty" or "Mr. Clean." They found that

a. those who filled out the application with "Mr. Dirty" suffered a drop in self-esteem
b. those who filled out the application with "Mr. Dirty" increased their self-esteem
c. those who filled out the application with "Mr. Clean" increased their self-esteem
d. none of the men were affected by the presence of the confederate

Answer: B

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