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Based on the experiment by Schnall and colleagues, describe the specific interaction effect found between disgust and private body consciousness. How did the impact of the disgust manipulation on moral judgment differ depending on whether participants had high or low levels of private body consciousness?

Question: Based on the experiment by Schnall and colleagues, describe the specific interaction effect found between disgust and private body consciousness. How did the impact of the disgust manipulation on moral judgment differ depending on whether participants had high or low levels of private body consciousness?

Sample answer: Schnall and colleagues found that the effect of disgust on moral judgment depended on private body consciousness. For participants with high private body consciousness, the disgust manipulation (being in a messy room) led to harsher moral judgments compared to being in a clean room. For participants with low private body consciousness, the disgust manipulation had no effect on moral judgments; their ratings were similar regardless of whether they were in a clean or messy room.

Key points:

  • An interaction effect was observed between disgust and private body consciousness on moral judgment.
  • The impact of the disgust manipulation was not uniform across all participants.
  • For participants high in private body consciousness, the disgust manipulation led to harsher moral judgments.
  • For participants low in private body consciousness, the disgust manipulation had no effect on moral judgments.

Rubric: The response must accurately state that: 1) There was an interaction effect where the impact of disgust on moral judgment depended on private body consciousness. 2) For participants high in private body consciousness, disgust led to harsher moral judgments. 3) For participants low in private body consciousness, disgust had no effect on moral judgments.

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