Participants in an Experiment Conducted by Keith Davis and E

Multiple Choice

Participants in an experiment conducted by Keith Davis and E.E.Jones (1960) were induced to provide hurtful feedback to another person (actually a confederate,of course) .After providing such mean assessments of his performance,participants then evaluated him privately.After providing an unsolicited criticism,these participants' evaluations of the confederate were ____ because the ____.

A) more positive; participants regretted having hurt an innocent victim
B) more negative; participants convinced themselves that the victim deserved it
C) more negative; victim did not stand up for himself after the insults
D) more positive; participants wanted to assuage their feelings of guilt