In a Study on the Effects of Subliminal Persuasion,Bargh and Colleagues

question 87

Multiple Choice

In a study on the effects of subliminal persuasion,Bargh and colleagues (1996) found that students exposed to words commonly associated with aging (for example,Florida,gray,wrinkled) :

• A)talked more about their grandparents in the debriefing session following the study than did those not exposed to the "aging" words.
• B)walked more slowly down the hall as they were leaving the study than did those not exposed to the "aging" words.
• C)were more likely to agree to volunteer at a senior citizen center when asked immediately following the study than were those not exposed to the "aging" words.
• D)rated saving for retirement as more important immediately following the study than did those not exposed to the "aging" words.

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