Goel and Vartanian (2011) Found an Effect of Mood Infusion

Goel and Vartanian (2011) found an effect of mood infusion in their study of syllogistic reasoning. Specifically, Goel and Vartanian reported that __________ by their prior beliefs when judging syllogisms.

A) negative emotions helped reasoners to avoid being biased
B) positive emotions helped reasoners to avoid being biased.
C) negative emotions made it more likely that reasoners would be biased
D) positive emotions made it more likely that reasoners would be biased