One Group of Participants (Group 1)is Instructed to Imagine a Cat,and

question 40

Multiple Choice

One group of participants (Group 1) is instructed to imagine a cat,and the participants are then asked several yes/no questions about their image.A second group of participants (Group 2) is instructed simply to think about cats,with no mention of imagery,and the participants are then asked the same yes/no questions.We expect that participants in Group 1 will respond more quickly than participants in Group 2 to which of the following questions?

• A)Does the cat have a head?
• B)Does the cat have whiskers?
• C)Is the cat a mammal?
• D)Does the cat have claws?

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