A Study by Bargh and Pietromonaco (1982)described in the Text

question 162

Multiple Choice

A study by Bargh and Pietromonaco (1982) described in the text flashed words such as hostile and unkind on a computer screen so fast that participants only saw a flash of light and did not consciously see the words. This study demonstrated that priming effects

• A)do not occur unless the primes are consciously perceived.
• B)can be automatic and nonconscious.
• C)depend on whether or not a participant is cognitively distracted.
• D)occur for negative but not for positive primes.

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Definitions:

Recency Effect

The phenomenon where people tend to remember the last items in a series best, often observed in studies of memory and information recall.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information presented at the beginning of a list better than information at the middle or end.

Memory Span

The number of items, typically words or numbers, that an individual can retain and recall in correct order in short-term memory.

Long-term Memory

The phase of the memory process that is capable of storing information for extended periods, often throughout one's life.