In a study of the ways in which situations influence our actions,participants in the Bargh,Chen,and Burrows (1996)study who were exposed to rude words
A) were less likely to subsequently interrupt a conversation.
B) were more likely to subsequently interrupt a conversation.
C) were in a worse mood than those exposed to polite words.
D) were less likely to want to participate in another study.

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Participants who were exposed to rude words were more likely to subsequently interrupt a conversation, compared to those exposed to polite words. This suggests that the situational influence of rude words increased the participants' likelihood of displaying rude behavior in their subsequent actions.

In a Study of the Ways in Which Situations Influence