In a study reported by the authors of your text, a participant in a chat group posed a question to the group asking for help. The results of this study showed that the participant was more likely to receive help faster when he or she
a. was a first-time visitor to the chat group.
b. was the leader of the chat group.
c. asked one specific person.
d. posed the request to the group as a whole.
Answer: C
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a. understood the instructions better if they were tested in their first language (Arabic), even though they were supposed to be bilingual. b. understood the instructions better if they were tested in their second language (Hebrew), even though they were supposed to be bilingual. c. had more positive attitudes toward Jewish individuals when the researcher was speaking Hebrew. d. had more positive attitudes toward Jewish individuals when the researcher was speaking Arabic.