LaPiere's study demonstrated that ______________________.
A) Hotels and restaurants always refused service to Chinese guests.
B) Hotels but not restaurants refused service to Chines guests.
C) Both survey research and observational research demonstrated that hotels and restaurants were likely to refuse service to Chines guests.
D) While a high percentage of hotels and restaurants indicated they would refuse Chinese guests in a survey, almost all of them accepted Chinese guests.

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LaPiere's study found that while a high percentage (around 90%) of hotels and restaurants surveyed indicated they would refuse service to Chinese guests, almost all of them (around 95%) actually accepted Chinese guests when they showed up in person. Therefore, the study demonstrated that there was a stark contrast between people's stated attitudes and their actual behavior.

LaPiere's Study Demonstrated That ______________________