Photographs of people were rated more positively if the photos immediately followed a briefly flashed image of kittens. This best illustrates the impact of

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This phenomenon is known as priming, where exposure to one stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus. In this case, the images of kittens prime the viewer to have a more positive response to the subsequent photos of people. Sensory adaptation refers to a decrease in sensitivity to a constant stimulus, absolute thresholds refer to the minimum amount of stimulus needed to detect a particular stimulus, and retinal disparity refers to the slightly different images our two eyes receive due to their different locations. None of these concepts explain the observed effect.

Photographs of People Were Rated More Positively If the Photos