Data from 24 male and 24 female college students who watched a video-tape of a same-sex person performing difficult anagrams showed greater attribution of skill for the more successful outcome. Subjects accurately recalled percentages of correct recall across trials. Those subjects who anticipated interacting with the videotaped person showing good performance perceived such a person to be more helpful than one of lesser skill.
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