A Researcher Is Trying to See If Priming People with the Idea

question 8

Multiple Choice

A researcher is trying to see if priming people with the idea of attractiveness can elicit a contrast effect. In order to test this idea, how might they best operationalize attractiveness?

• A) priming people with an image of a specific attractive person
• B) priming people with words related to attractiveness
• C) administering the attractiveness prime subtly and outside of consciousness
• D) administering the attractiveness prime to people who are motivated to feel attractive

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