A researcher wished to find out whether the perceptions of a persons height depends on that person’s perceived status.  A random sample of army inductees was selected and equally divided into four groups.  An actor gave a short address to each group separately, extollng the joys of army life.  For the first group, the actor was dressed as a private; for the second, as a sergeant; for the third, as a captain, and, finally, for the fourth grup, as a Colonel.  The inductees were asked to fill out a questionnaire evaluating the speech.  Among the questions was one asking for an estimate of the lecturer’s height.

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A researcher wished to find out whether the perceptions of a persons height depends on that person’s perceived status.  A random sample of army inductees was selected and equally divided into four groups.  An actor gave a short address to each group separately, extollng the joys of army life.  For the first group, the actor was dressed as a private; for the second, as a sergeant; for the third, as a captain, and, finally, for the fourth grup, as a Colonel.  The inductees were asked to fill out a questionnaire evaluating the speech.  Among the questions was one asking for an estimate of the lecturer’s height.  

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