The textbook describes an experiment conducted by Bargh and Pietromonaco (1982)

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The textbook describes an experiment conducted by Bargh and Pietromonaco (1982) in which participants were exposed to a list of words too quickly to discern them. Participants were exposed to either a list composed mainly of hostile words or a list composed mainly of nonhostile words. Consistent with the argument that stimuli influence schemas, results showed that those exposed to the hostile list consciously experienced; were friendlier during a subsequent conversation b. consciously experienced; enjoyed the experiment to a greater degree c. subliminal; remembered fewer hostile words on a memory test d. subliminal; subsequently rated a target person more negatively Including explanation to your answer

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Correct Answer: Option D (Subliminal; subsequently rated a targer person more negatively

Explaination: Subject who were subliminaly exposed to hostile words rated the stimulus person more nagatively than the other subjects. The experimenter provided explaination to their findings

1. Increased accessiblity of the hostility at the point of encoding information about the stimulus person

2. Increased accessiblity of some general negative category when

3. Change in subject's mood

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