Michelle is interested in factors that influence the perceptions of others. She provides participants with photographs of female supermodels and asks them to rate the attractiveness of each woman. She then provides participants with photographs of women who are not models and asks the participants to rate the attractiveness of each woman. She finds that participants rate the women who are not models much lower. What effect may be responsible for the lower ratings of the women who are not models?
A)Reactive
B)Practice
C)Fatigue
D)Carryover

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The carryover effect may be responsible for the lower ratings of the women who are not models. This effect occurs when an earlier condition influences a participant's response in a later condition. In this case, seeing the supermodels first could have set a high standard of attractiveness, making the participants rate the non-models lower in comparison.

Michelle Is Interested in Factors That Influence the Perceptions of Others