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 ________.

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The experiment involved subliminal exposure to words, and the question asks about the effect of these stimuli on schemas. The results showed that participants who were exposed to the hostile list (a negative schema) subsequently rated a target person more negatively, indicating that the subliminal stimuli influenced their schemas. Therefore, the best choice is A, which describes subliminal exposure and a negative influence on subsequent ratings of a target person.

The Textbook Describes an Experiment Conducted by Bargh and Pietromonaco