Researchers in a 2009 study assessed whether participants were accurate in their ability to assess romantic interest by having males and females watch short video clips of couples during a date. The video clips depicted German-speaking couples. Participants viewed 10-second or 30-second video clips of the beginning, middle, or end of the dates. The results revealed:
A) participants had poorer accuracy when judging clips from the middle or end of the date.
B) participants were better than chance at judging romantic interest and both men and women showed similar levels of efficiency in judgment.
C) participants were not better than chance at judging romantic interest.
D) It was easier for participants to judge females in the video more accurately than males.

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The study found that participants were better than chance at judging romantic interest and both men and women showed similar levels of efficiency in judgment.

Researchers in a 2009 Study Assessed Whether Participants Were Accurate