Tammy Took Part in an Experiment Where She Wore a Special

question 73

Multiple Choice

Tammy took part in an experiment where she wore a special set of headphones that played different messages to each ear.The researchers asked her to repeat the message in her left ear.The message presented to her left ear was "Following weeks of increasing prices, the picnic had to be canceled." The message presented to her right ear was "After the rain started to fall, the stock market took a downturn." Based on the results of similar studies, it is likely that Tammy will say:

• A)"Following weeks of increasing prices, the stock market took a downturn."
• B)"Following weeks of increasing prices, the picnic had to be canceled."
• C)"Following weeks of rain the stock market downturn had to be canceled."
• D)"Following weeks of increasing prices, the rain started to fall."

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