Research Participants Who Were Asked to Predict the Intensity of 10

Research participants who were asked to predict the intensity of 10 hurricanes (half with male names and half with female names) rated the _______ as more intense and threatening than __________.

A) male-named storms; female-named storms
B) female-named hurricanes; male-named hurricanes
C) category 3 storms; category 2 storms
D) non-European-sounding names; traditionally western European names