Geraldine Is Participating in a Psychology Experiment Where She Is

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Multiple Choice

Geraldine is participating in a psychology experiment where she is asked to rate her current mood using a computer program. What she doesn't know is that while she is completing the questionnaires, the researcher is presenting images subliminally (below the threshold for awareness) and those images are associated with anger and hostility. Which of the following outcomes is most likely in this example?

• A) Geraldine's mood would change dramatically from negative to positive when viewing the stimuli.
• B) Geraldine would report that she was in a better mood following the stimuli exposure.
• C) Geraldine's mood would not change as a function of stimuli exposure as she was not aware of it.
• D) Geraldine would report that she was in a more negative mood following exposure to the stimuli.

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