Suppose 500 residents of a dormitory are separated into two groups.The first group is asked the following questions in this order: "How happy are you with your experience living in the dormitory?" followed by "How many social gatherings held in the dormitory have you been invited to?"
The second group is asked the following questions in this order: "How many social gatherings held in the dormitory have you been invited to?" followed by "How happy are you with your experience living in the dormitory?"
Further suppose that residents in the second group who reported that they had been invited to fewer social gatherings held in the dormitory reported being less happy with their experience living in the dormitory than did similar residents in the first group.This is an example of ________ effects.
A) priming
B) Kahnemanian
C) internal rate of return
D) market capitalization
E) Rothbardian

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This is an example of priming effects because the order of the questions influenced the response of the participants. By asking about social gatherings first in the second group, it primed the participants to think more about their social life in the dormitory and potentially influenced their response to the first question about their overall happiness with the dormitory.

Suppose 500 Residents of a Dormitory Are Separated into Two