In one study participants watched a video of a prison guard. Some participants were told in advance that the guard was atypical, that he was chosen because of his extreme views; others were not given this piece of information. What did the study show?
A) That in drawing conclusions, the warning was irrelevant-it had no effect.
B) That women were influenced by the warning, but men were not.
C) That the warning made no difference if the guard was attractive; if he was unattractive, it altered judgments made by the participants.
D) That participants who had actually been to prison were more affected by the warning than were those who had not.

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The study showed that the warning given to the participants did not have any significant effect on their judgments or conclusions about the prison guard.

In One Study Participants Watched a Video of a Prison