In Priming, an Assimilation Effect Occurs When

question 123

Multiple Choice

In priming, an assimilation effect occurs when:

• A) bringing a schema to mind causes a person's thinking and judgment to change in the direction of that schema.
• B) bringing a schema to mind causes a person's thinking and judgment to change in the opposite direction of that schema.
• C) a person sees the figure in an image, instead of the ground.
• D) a person sees the ground in an image, instead of the figure.

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