Jones and Harris Asked Participants to Read Essays Written by Two

Multiple Choice

Jones and Harris asked participants to read essays written by two political science students. Half of the participants were told the students freely chose to write in favor of Castro, while the other half were told that the students were instructed to write in favor of Castro. When asked if the essays reflected the true attitudes of the students, the participants said that what the students wrote reflected the true attitudes of:

A) the student who freely chose but not the student who was instructed to write in favor of Castro.
B) the student that was instructed but not the student who freely chose to write in favor of Castro.
C) neither the student who freely chose nor the student who was instructed to write in favor of Castro.
D) both the student who freely chose and the student who was instructed to write in favor of Castro.