A Recent Instance of Priming Comes from the Post-9/11 Era

question 11

Multiple Choice

A recent instance of priming comes from the post-9/11 era. Which of these statements is consistent with the priming argument?

• A) Evaluations of President Bush were more heavily influenced by party identification following the Iraq War.
• B) Postwar evaluations of Bush overall were more heavily influenced by evaluations of his performance on combating terrorism.
• C) Postwar evaluations of Bush were no different from prewar evaluations.
• D) Evaluations of Bush's overall performance were tied more to his performance on the economy.

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