Participants in a Study on Decision Making Were Asked to Rate

Multiple Choice

Participants in a study on decision making were asked to rate a particular financial solution for solving a dispute with a neighbor. Half of the participants rated the favorability of a solution in which they would receive $600 and their neighbor would receive $800; the other half of the participants rated a solution in which each party received $500. Which option was the MOST favorably rated?

A) The option that paid the participants $600 and their neighbors $800 was the most favorably rated.
B) The option that paid both the participants and their neighbors $500 was the most favorably rated.
C) The option that paid the participants $600 and their neighbors $800 received the highest percentage of "highly favorable" ratings but also received the highest percentage of "highly unfavorable" ratings.
D) There was no difference between the favorability ratings for the two options.