In a study determining the most likely cause for reciprocity effects, participants in which condition(s) were MOST likely to help a confederate who asked them to purchase lottery tickets at the end of the study?

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Participants who were given a soda by the confederate during the study were the most likely to help, as it created a sense of indebtedness and social obligation. Those who did not receive a soda (A) or who received a soda from the experimenter (C) did not have the same sense of indebtedness. Option D is incorrect as it includes those who received a soda from the experimenter, who did not create the same sense of social obligation.

In a Study Determining the Most Likely Cause for Reciprocity