In a Study by Walker and Beckerle (1987), Experimental Participants

Multiple Choice

In a study by Walker and Beckerle (1987) , experimental participants were asked to redo an examination, and half were placed in a 'high anxiety' condition and the rest in a 'low anxiety' condition. It was found that:

A) low anxiety experimental participants showed more credulity towards rumours
B) high anxiety experimental participants made extensive efforts to gain more information about why they were asked to redo the exam
C) experimental participants in neither condition demonstrated any motivation to repeat rumours
D) experimental participants in the high anxiety condition showed more motivation to repeat rumours
E) experimental participants in the low anxiety condition showed more motivation to repeat rumours