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A Researcher Randomly Assigned Participants to Two Different Types of Personality

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A researcher randomly assigned participants to two different types of personality description that she said were based on their astrological sign. The descriptions were actually very similar and differed only in how general or specific they were. The group that received general information rated the description as more accurate than the group that received more specific descriptions. What conclusion may be drawn from this study?


A) A general personality description may cause a person to think the general description is more accurate.
B) A specific personality description may cause a person to think the general description is more accurate.
C) A general personality description is related to a person thinking the description is less accurate.
D) No good conclusion can be drawn from this study.

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