Baldwin and Colleagues Had Graduate Students Evaluate Their Own Research

Multiple Choice

Baldwin and colleagues had graduate students evaluate their own research ideas after seeing a picture of a highly respected faculty member with a disapproving expression or seeing a less prominent figure with an approving expression.What did the results show?

A) Subjects primed with the highly respected faculty member judged their ideas less favorably than before.
B) Subjects primed with the highly respected faculty member judged their ideas more favorably than before.
C) Subjects primed with the less prominent figure judged their ideas less favorably than before.
D) Subjects primed with the less prominent figure judged their ideas more favorably than before.