Which of the following best describes the effects of accountability?
A) Accountability increases dilution effects by threatening participants with punishment for stereotypical responses
B) Accountability reduces dilution effects by requiring participants to make an inference as quickly as possible
C) Accountability increases dilution effects by requiring participants to justify their judgments to the experimenter
D) Accountability reduces dilution effects by rewarding participants for thoughtful, complex judgments

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Accountability increases dilution effects because when participants are required to justify their judgments, they may include more irrelevant information to appear thorough, thus diluting the impact of relevant information.

Which of the Following Best Describes the Effects of Accountability