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RODY.ELKHALIL · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

In an experiment, researchers had participants unscramble words that were rude words (e.g., hostile) or polite words (e.g., courteous).

Soon after, participants were more or less likely to interrupt the experimenter (who was talking to an accomplice). This is a demonstration of ________.
A) the occurrence of priming without conscious awareness of the priming stimulus
B) our memory for factual information and its relationship to other information already stored in memory
C) the effects of priming on asocial thought processes
D) the process by which easily available information affects our judgments
E) exposure to subliminal stimuli

Question 2

Automatic mental processes have the positive effect of ________.

A) increasing the effort needed for understanding the social world
B) focusing on information that may be useful at some future time
C) priming our memories for related situations or events
D) reducing the level of bias in our judgments and decisions
E) reducing the effort needed for understanding the social world