Participants in a Study of Decision Making Were Asked to Rate

Multiple Choice

Participants in a study of decision making were asked to rate a particular financial solution for solving a dispute with a neighbour.Half of the participants rated the favourability of a solution in which they would receive R600 and their neighbour would receive R800; the other half of participants rated a solution in which each received R500.Which option was most favourably rated?

A) The option that paid them $600 and their neighbour R800 was higher rated.
B) The option that paid both their neighbour and themselves R500 was rated higher.
C) The option that paid them $600 and their neighbour R800 received the highest percentage of 'highly favourable' ratings but also received the highest percentage of 'highly unfavourable' ratings.
D) There was no difference in the favourability ratings for the two options.