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Method Participants Forty-four students from Western Kentucky University volunteered and participated in this study (12 men, 22 women; Mage=22.61, SDage=6.18). They were enrolled in undergraduate psychology research method classes at the University and completed the experiment in exchange for course credit. Of the forty-four students who participated, 82% identified themselves as Caucasian, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Latino, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Native American. Also, 61% of the participants drink Coca-Cola. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions- individual or collective- with 22 participants per condition. In the individualist group, there were 4 men and 18 women with an age range of 19-47 (Mage=23.32,†¦show more content†¦As a result, he was rewarded with a small kingdom of his own to rule. About 10 years later, Sargon I was conscripting warriors for a new war. Sostoras was obligated to send a detachment of soldiers to aid Sargon I. He had to decide who to p ut in command of the detachment. After thinking about it for a long time, Sostoras eventually decided on Tiglath, who was a talented general. This appointment had several advantages. Sostoras was able to make an excellent general indebted to him. This would solidify Sostoras’s hold on his own dominion. In addition, the very fact of having a general such as Tiglath as his personal representative would greatly increase Sostoras’s prestige. Finally, sending his best general would likely make Sargon I grateful. Consequently, there was the possibility of getting rewarded by Sargon I. (p. 652) After reading the story, participants are asked a how likely Sostoras’s strategy for personal gain is for a leader and was given a seven-point Likert scale ranging from extremely likely (3) to extremely unlikely (-3) to answer from. Participants were then asked to describe a time when they used a strategy for personal gain. 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