ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DECISION MAKING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does it mean to say that Carerre & Gottman’s study was prospective in nature?
A
It was based on couples’ perception of their marriages.
B
Data was gathered on their communication styles before they were having problems in their marriage.
C
Data was gathered on their communication styles and then their relationship was evaluated for the next six years to see if the communication style predicted the end of their marriage.
D
Data on their communication styles was gathered covertly during a therapy session to avoid demand characteristics.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is a correct statement of the findings of Strack and Mussweiler’s (1997) study of anchoring bias? Low value anchors have a greater effect than high value anchors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why might demand characteristics have played a role in Brown & Kulik’s interview study? Because the participants were asked where they were when the president was killed, they may have “come up with” a response so as to not appear to be unpatriotic.

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