Your Text Reports a Study by Karremans Et Al

question 155

Multiple Choice

Your text reports a study by Karremans et al. (2006) in which students viewed letter strings on a screen. The strings were preceded either by the name of a popular beverage, or a nonsense anagram containing the same letters as the beverage's name. These stimuli were presented too quickly for the students to see them. Later, participants were asked if they would order the beverage at a café. What was the independent variable in the study What was the main result of the study

• A)The independent variable was the stimulus preceding the letter string.Participants exposed to the name of the beverage were more likely to say they would order it than were participants exposed to nonsense anagrams.
• B)The independent variable was the likelihood that participants would order the drink.Participants exposed to the name of the beverage were more likely to say they would order it than were participants exposed to nonsense anagrams.
• C)The independent variable was the stimulus preceding the letter string.Participants exposed to the name of the beverage were no more likely to say they would order it than were participants exposed to nonsense anagrams.
• D)The independent variable was the stimulus preceding the letter string.Participants exposed to the name of the beverage were less likely to say they would order it than were participants exposed to nonsense anagrams.

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