Daniel Is in a Psychology Experiment,where He Is Shown a Bunch

question 64

Multiple Choice

Daniel is in a psychology experiment,where he is shown a bunch of words as stimuli and is supposed to categorize them as "good" or "bad" as quickly as possible.Although he doesn't know it,he is also very briefly (below the threshold of perception) shown an image of an attractive or unattractive face prior to the presentation of each word.What type of face will be associated with the fastest response time for "good" words?

• A)attractive
• B)unattractive
• C)both faces will increase reaction time due to the facial priming effect.
• D)both faces will decrease reaction time and will interfere with word processing.

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