Moira and Ardon Have Been Working for the Same Accounting

Moira and Ardon have been working for the same accounting firm for the past 8 years.Moira expects to be offered a partnership when the firm has its next year-end meeting.Ardon does not expect that he will be offered a partnership.At the annual meeting, the managing partners announce that no new partnership is being offered.Based on the psychological research into anger, you should predict that:

A) Ardon is more likely to be angry at the announcement, because men show more negative emotions than women do
B) Moira and Ardon will be equally angry at the announcement, because they were both denied a partnership
C) neither Moira nor Ardon will be angry at the announcement, but they will both experience sadness and disappointment
D) Moira is more likely to be angry at the announcement, because her expectations have been violated

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