As Part of a Research Study,James Is Given a Story

Multiple Choice

As part of a research study,James is given a story about the Sandirians coming to Canada.He reads that Sandirians are a resourceful and adaptive people that do well in tough economic times and are able to gain employment and support themselves soon after immigrating.Based on the results of Esses and colleagues' (2001) study on reactions to immigration,how do you think he will rate Sandirians?

A) very positively due to the fact that they are good citizens
B) neutrally as the information has little relevance
C) somewhat positively since he perceives that they will not be a burden on society
D) positively as the information has little relevance
E) negatively due to the fact that their success may be threatening