In a classic study by Hastorf and Cantril (1954), undergraduates from Dartmouth and Princeton were asked to watch a film of a particularly rough football game between the two teams and then their perceptions of the game were analyzed. Fans from Princeton were most likely to make which of the following observations about the game?

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The study by Hastorf and Cantril (1954) demonstrated the concept of "hostile media effect," where individuals perceive media coverage (or in this case, the game footage) as biased against their own side due to their pre-existing attitudes and beliefs. Thus, Princeton fans were more likely to see Dartmouth's actions as hostile, leading them to perceive Princeton players as acting in self-defense.

In a Classic Study by Hastorf and Cantril (1954), Undergraduates