When Asch (1946) presented students with a description of someone as "intelligent, industrious, impulsive, critical, stubborn, and envious," they rated the person ________ than if the opposite order of adjectives was presented.

A. more positively
B. less positively
C. less attractive
D. more attractive


Answer: A

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