In a Study Described in Your Textbook (Hecht & LaFrance

Multiple Choice

In a study described in your textbook (Hecht & LaFrance, 1998) , same-sex pairs of participants engaged in conversations in the lab. In some conversations, one partner had power over the other in a mock job interview. In other conversations, the two partners were equals. Which of the following accurately describes the results?

A) Women smiled more often than men when the two partners were equals, but less often than men when there was a power difference.
B) Men smiled more often than women when there was a power difference, but men and women smiled at similar levels when the partners were equals.
C) Among both men and women, smiling behavior and self-reported positive affect were positively correlated among high-power participants, but uncorrelated among low-power participants.
D) All of the statements above accurately describe a result of the study.