In a research study, participants who did poorly on a task were given a chance to give clues to help ...

In a research study, participants who did poorly on a task were given a chance to give clues to help a friend and a stranger perform the same task. The results of the study indicated that participants gave better clues to
 
  A) a stranger than to a friend when the task was described as an indicator of intellectual ability.
  B) a stranger than to a friend when the task was described as just a game.
  C) a friend than to a stranger when the task was described as an indicator of intellectual ability.
  D) a friend than to a stranger regardless of how the task was described.