Bargh and Chartrand (1999) Subliminally Presented a Group of College

question 172

Multiple Choice

Bargh and Chartrand (1999) subliminally presented a group of college students with words that were either positive (e.g., friend, music, clown) or negative (e.g., cancer, worm, Monday) . Their study found that:

• A) only the subliminally presented negative words produced a change in mood.
• B) subliminally presented words created the opposite mood (e.g., negative words created happier moods).
• C) subliminally presented words created moods similar to the valence of the words (e.g., negative words created sadder moods and positive words created happier moods).
• D) only the subliminally presented positive words produced a change in mood.