Researchers Had Participants Memorize a Number of Words Before Reading

question 52

Multiple Choice

Researchers had participants memorize a number of words before reading an ambiguous passage about a character named Donald. The words participants read influenced how they interpreted Donald's somewhat ambiguous behavior. The take-home message of this study is that thoughts have to be __________ before they affect our impressions of the social world.

• A) either accessible or applicable
• B) accessible, but not necessarily applicable
• C) applicable, but not necessarily accessible
• D) both accessible and applicable

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Definitions:

Executive Functioning

Cognitive processes that regulate, control, and manage other cognitive abilities, including working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control.

Impulsive

Describing actions or behaviors that are performed without forethought or consideration of the consequences, driven by immediate desires or emotional states.

Attention Problems

Difficulties in maintaining focus on tasks or activities, potentially symptomatic of attention-deficit disorders or other cognitive impairments.

Autobiographical Memory

The aspect of memory that involves the recollection of personally experienced past events, forming an individual's personal life history.