Participants were 80 female vocational education students varying in age from 16 to 21 years. The variables were the extent to which observers tend to show undesirable reactions to a victim reporting her experience to them, and the extent to which they, if confronted with a similar victim experience, would be willing to inform others in their environment. Results suggest that a victim characterized by an emotional self-presentation is more strongly perceived as a woman who exhibited caution and as a person who was not responsible for the situation. The data suggests that the public's acquaintance with and awareness of self-presentation biases should be raised. 3 tables and 52 references (Author abstract modified)