In the learning study that required subjects to push or pull a lever differently for religious and
transportation words, Staats and Burns found that
A) subjects were faster in "pushing away" what they did not value, and "pulling toward" what they did
value.
B) intelligence scores predicted speed of learning.
C) religious individuals learned faster on all tasks.
D) religious words elicited faster reaction times in all subjects.
Answer: A
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