Suppose 1,000 college students are separated into two groups. The first group is asked the following questions in this order: "How happy are you with your college experience?" followed by "How many friends have you made in college?" The second group is asked the following questions in this order: "How many friends have you made in college?" followed by "How happy are you with your college experience?"
Further suppose that students in the second group who reported that they had met more friends in college reported being much happier than did similar students in the first group. This is an example of:

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This scenario describes priming effects, where the order of questions can influence a person's responses. In this case, asking about the number of friends first primed the second group to think about their social connections, which may have influenced their perception of their college experience.

Suppose 1,000 College Students Are Separated into Two Groups