In a 2006 Study in Which Researchers Looked at the Role

In a 2006 study in which researchers looked at the role of envy in relation to the enjoyment of misfortune of others. Participants completed measures of envy and hostility following reading interviews. The first interview was with a male or female who is either an outstanding or average student and the second interview was with the student's supervisor who had either caught the student stealing or was informing the student that he or she must resubmit poorly written academic work. The results suggested:

A) participants experienced greater enjoyment of the individual's misfortune if the participant's gender matched the interviewee's gender.
B) participants experienced less enjoyment of the individual's misfortune if the participant's gender matched the interviewee's gender.
C) participants experienced less enjoyment of the individual's misfortune if the participant's age matched the interviewee's age.
D) participants experienced less enjoyment of the individual's misfortune if the participant's ethnicity matched the interviewee's ethnicity.