In Joanne Floyd's experiment, young children were asked to share trinkets with another child, who was either a close friend or a stranger. They were led to believe that the other child was acting in either a generous or a stingy manner toward them. The results showed that:

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The results of Joanne Floyd's experiment showed that the young children were actually more generous to stingy friends than to stingy strangers. This suggests that the children were willing to overlook the stinginess of their friends based on their pre-existing relationship. Additionally, the children were also more generous to generous strangers, which indicates that they were responding to the behavior of the other child, rather than just their relationship with them. Therefore, the best choice is C - they were generous to stingy friends and to generous strangers.

In Joanne Floyd's Experiment, Young Children Were Asked to Share