Group A consists of 90 members,60 of whom perform "good acts" and 30 of whom perform "bad" acts.Group B consists of 900 members,600 of whom perform "good acts" and 30 of whom perform "bad acts." Participants given this information will MOST likely evaluate group _____ more negatively,perhaps as a result of humans' relative insensitivity to _____.
A)A;probabilities
B)A;frequencies
C)B;probabilities
D)B;frequencies

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Group A is more likely to be evaluated negatively because people tend to be more influenced by frequencies rather than probabilities. Even though the percentage of members performing bad acts is the same in both groups (33.3%), Group A has a smaller sample size and therefore a smaller frequency of good acts, making the overall impression of the group more negative.

Group a Consists of 90 Members,60 of Whom Perform "Good