To Find Out Whether It Really Is "The Thought That

To find out whether it really is "the thought that counts" when giving a gift, Gino and Flynn asked gift recipients to rate how much they would appreciate getting a gift they requested as opposed to one chosen by the gift giver. According to the empirical evidence gathered, these researchers found that the

A) recipients were more appreciative of a requested gift.
B) recipients were more appreciative of an unrequested gift.
C) recipients were equally appreciative of the gift whether requested or unrequested.
D) gift givers believed that recipients would be significantly more likely to appreciate a requested gift.