In an experiment presented in your text, women were put in a group allegedly to discuss group decision making. One male member (a confederate) repeatedly made sexist remarks. The women who had been previously identified as valuing confronting prejudice, __________.
A) failed to confront the sexist, and rated him highly as a group member.
B) confronted the sexist and encouraged other women to do the same.
C) failed to confront the sexist, but put him down in a later evaluation that was private.
D) confronted the sexist and followed up with asking him to be removed from the group.

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Women who valued confronting prejudice often failed to confront the sexist directly and instead rated him highly as a group member, possibly due to social pressures or fear of negative consequences.

In an Experiment Presented in Your Text, Women Were Put