In One Study of the Spotlight Effect (Gilovich Et Al

In one study of the spotlight effect (Gilovich et al.,2000) ,participants who arrived individually were asked to put on a T-shirt printed with an image that they found embarrassing.Then,these participants were asked to enter another room where a group of other participants sat.After just a few moments,the T-shirt wearer left the room.What were the results of this study?

A) T-shirt wearers who reported extremely high levels of embarrassment were remembered better than wearers who reported extremely low levels of embarrassment.
B) T-shirt wearers who reported extremely low levels of embarrassment were remembered better than wearers who reported extremely high levels of embarrassment.
C) T-shirt wearers estimated that about one-half of the group would be able to identify the person pictured on the T-shirt when asked later on by the experimenter, but only about one-quarter of the group members actually made a correct identification.
D) T-shirt wearers estimated that about one-quarter of the group would be able to identify the person pictured on the T-shirt when asked later on by the experimenter, but about one-half of the group made a correct identification.

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