If You Tell a Research Participant That the Next Word

question 113

Multiple Choice

If you tell a research participant that the next word she sees in a visual display is going to concern sports, that information will typically speed up her recognition of words such as soccer and tennis. Priming effects such as these __________.

• A) are exceedingly rare
• B) grow less common with age
• C) support the contention that perception is partly knowledge-driven
• D) all of the above answers are correct

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Definitions:

Cultural Influence

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Gender Roles

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