In an experiment (Aronson and Mills, 1959) people read out loud embarrassing material or non-embarrassing material as part of an initiation to get into a desirable group. People who read the embarrassing material were likely to ________
A) show greater liking for the group when asked later
B) blame higher-status (more than lower status) members for their embarrassment
C) express a wish to engage in embarrassing future applicants for group membership
D) soon leave the group because of bitter feelings about their
initiation
E) soon argue to group members that the embarrassing initiations should be stopped
A) show greater liking for the group when asked later
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