An experimenter filled two jars with sugar.Participants then chose to label either jar "sucrose,table sugar" and the other jar "not sodium cyanide,not poison." Then the participants could use either jar to make Kool-Aid.What did the results indicate?
A)People tend to prefer longer statements to shorter statements.
B)People don't pay much attention to labels on products.
C)People like adventure and excitement.
D)People tend to distrust negative statements.

Question

An experimenter filled two jars with sugar.Participants then chose to label either jar "sucrose,table sugar" and the other jar "not sodium cyanide,not poison." Then the participants could use either jar to make Kool-Aid.What did the results indicate?​
A)People tend to prefer longer statements to shorter statements.
B)​People don't pay much attention to labels on products.
C)​People like adventure and excitement.
D)​People tend to distrust negative statements.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The results indicate that people tend to distrust negative statements as they chose to label one jar as "not sodium cyanide, not poison" instead of simply labeling it as "sugar". This suggests that people may be more influenced by positive statements or labels rather than negative ones.

An Experimenter Filled Two Jars with Sugar