In Fein's Experiment, Students Were Randomly Assigned to Three Groups

Multiple Choice

In Fein's experiment, students were randomly assigned to three groups to watch the Clinton-Bush debates of the 1990s. Two of the groups had persons (confederates) in them who were actually working with Fein and were told to cheer Clinton and criticize Bush in one group and the reverse in the other group. The third group served as the control group. The real subjects in the two groups were then asked to rate the candidates' performances. It was found that the group pressure exerted by the confederates had
______________ on how the candidates were rated by each of the experimental groups.

A) a strong effect
B) a slight effect
C) a slight but opposite effect
D) no effect