In a study on the effects of subliminal persuasion, Bargh and colleagues (1996) found that students exposed to words commonly associated with aging (for example, Florida, gray, wrinkled):

A) talked more about their grandparents in the debriefing session following the study than did those not exposed to the "aging" words.
B) walked more slowly down the hall as they were leaving the study than did those not exposed to the "aging" words.
C) were more likely to agree to volunteer at a senior citizen centre when asked immediately following the study than were those not exposed to the "aging" words.
D) rated saving for retirement as more important immediately following the study than did those not exposed to the "aging" words.


B) walked more slowly down the hall as they were leaving the study than did those not exposed to the "aging" words.

Psychology

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a. amygdala b. hippocampus c. cerebellum d. striatum

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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