Daniel is in a psychology experiment where he is shown a bunch of words as stimuli and is supposed to categorize them as "good" or "bad" as quickly as possible. Although he doesn't know it, he is also very briefly (below the threshold of perception) shown an image of an attractive or unattractive face prior to the presentation of each word. What type of face will be associated with the fastest response time for "good" words?

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Research on facial priming has shown that attractive faces can lead to a "halo effect" where people associate positive qualities with them. Therefore, if Daniel is shown an attractive face prior to a word, he may be more likely to categorize it as "good" and respond faster. On the other hand, an unattractive face may lead to negative associations and slower response times.

Daniel Is in a Psychology Experiment Where He Is Shown