Suppose That You Are Watching a Television Commercial Advertising a New

question 45

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are watching a television commercial advertising a new car. The commercial's spokesperson is raving about how smooth the ride is and going bananas over what a great deal the car is. If you are half-asleep while watching the commercial, how will your automatic system process the claims?

• A)Your automatic system will not process the claims at all (it will only process the images).
• B)Your automatic system will process the claims simply as claims; you would need to use your conscious system in order to judge their (in)validity.
• C)Your automatic system will process these claims as true; you would need to use your conscious system to override this assessment and doubt them.
• D)Your automatic system will process these claims as false; you would need to use your conscious system to assess their validity.

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Definitions:

Culturally Induced

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Drinking Norms

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Binge Drinking

The consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time, typically defined as five or more drinks for males, and four or more for females, on a single occasion.

Culturally Induced

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