Based on the Results of the Featured Study, What Would

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Multiple Choice

Based on the results of the Featured Study, what would you expect to happen to your self-concept if you were exposed to subliminal images of the smiling face of a professor whose opinion meant a great deal to you?

• A)Your self-concept would be reduced.
• B)Your self-concept would be enhanced.
• C)Your self-concept can be altered only by negative opinions, not positive ones.
• D)Your self-concept would be altered only if the professor were of the same sex as yourself.

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