Suppose 1,000 College Students Are Separated into Two Groups

question 142

Multiple Choice

Suppose 1,000 college students are separated into two groups.The first group is asked the following questions in this order: "How happy are you with your college experience?" followed by "How many friends have you made in college?"
The second group is asked the following questions in this order: "How many friends have you made in college?" followed by "How happy are you with your college experience?"
Further suppose that students in the second group who reported that they had met more friends in college reported being much happier than did similar students in the first group.This is an example of ________ effects.

• A) rationality
• B) priming
• C) dorm room
• D) financial aid
• E) felinarian

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