In one study,students were told that various members of "Group A" or "Group B" did either something desirable or something undesirable.While many more statements described members of Group A than Group B,both groups were associated with nine desirable behaviours for every four undesirable behaviours.Results indicated
A)that students perceived members of Group B more negatively.
B)that students perceived members of Group A more negatively.
C)no differences in the students' perceptions of the groups.
D)that authoritarian students viewed Group A more negatively.

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This phenomenon is explained by the "vividness criterion," where the smaller number of statements about Group B makes the undesirable behaviors more salient or memorable, leading to a more negative perception of Group B despite the same ratio of desirable to undesirable behaviors.

In One Study,students Were Told That Various Members of "Group