Essay question: Describe an experiment that showed priming effects. Select one of the ones mentioned in the chapter. Were the participants conscious or unconscious of the effects? Why did the researchers use the methods they did? What was found?

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The Answer is a. Example: Greenberg & Pyszczynski, 1985: participants overheard an ethnic slur, and subsequently rated a Black person's objectively poor) performance more negatively. Participants conscious of prime they heard it) but unconscious of its effects otherwise, social desirability). Real-world consequences of using/hearing ethnic slurs - researchers wanted to see effects in a way that wouldn't be "corrected" by participants' conscious attention to egalitarian norms.

Essay Question: Describe an Experiment That Showed Priming Effects