Participants in a study of decision making were asked to rate a particular financial solution for solving a dispute with a neighbor. Half of the participants rated the favorability of a solution in which they would receive $600 and their neighbor would receive $800; the other half of participants rated a solution in which each received $500 . Which option was most favorably rated?
a. The option that paid them $600 and their neighbor $800was higher rated.
b. The option that paid both their neighbor and themselves $500 was rated higher.
c. The option that paid them $600 and their neighbor $800 received the highest percentage of "highly favorable" ratings but also received the highest percentage of "highly unfavorable" ratings.
d. There was no difference in the favorability ratings for the two options.
B
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