Dr. Ibrahim conducts an experiment at a local university. Participants were shown a white envelope while listening to two minutes of uplifting music and a brown envelope while listening to two minutes of a single tone repeated over and over (which was intended to be annoying). At the end of the experiment, participants are told to choose an envelope containing their compensation on the way out of the room. The envelopes are either white or brown. If there were 100 participants, how many are likely to choose a white envelope instead of a brown envelope?
A) 45
B) 60
C) 75
D) 100

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Participants are likely to associate the white envelope with the positive experience of uplifting music, leading more of them to choose it over the brown envelope. 75 is a reasonable estimate for the majority preference.

Dr Ibrahim Conducts an Experiment at a Local University