Chapter 6 Opened with the Description of a Study by Brewer

Multiple Choice

Chapter 6 opened with the description of a study by Brewer and Weber (1994) on self-perception and social identity. Participants in this study were told that they would be videotaped while being interviewed about their academic and social lives. Before being videotaped, the participants saw a sample tape in which another individual gave either a great performance or a poor performance. The results of their study showed that:

A) Majority group members who watched a videotape of a successful minority interviewee felt bad.
B) Majority group members who watched a videotape of a successful minority interviewee felt good.
C) Majority group members who watched a videotape of an unsuccessful minority interviewee felt good.
D) Minority group members who watched a videotape of an unsuccessful minority interviewee felt bad.