Gagné and colleagues (2008)asked subjects to rate the extent to which a positive evaluation about themselves from an attractive opposite-sex person reflected that person's true opinion.The researchers also varied whether the positive evaluation was constrained (compelled by the researchers)or unconstrained (not influenced by the researchers).Which subjects took account of constraint in making their ratings?

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Subjects who had low self-esteem and were currently in a dating relationship took account of constraint in making their ratings. This is because they were more likely to believe that the positive evaluation was not genuine if it was constrained, and therefore less likely to rate it as reflecting the person's true opinion.

Gagné and Colleagues (2008)asked Subjects to Rate the Extent to Which