In an experiment, researchers had participants unscramble words that were "rude" words (e.g., "hostile") or "polite" words (e.g., courteous)

Soon after, participants were more or less likely to interrupt the experimenter (who was talking to an accomplice). This is a demonstration of ________.
A) the occurrence of priming without conscious awareness of the priming stimulus
B) our memory for factual information and its relationship to other information already stored in memory
C) the effects of priming on asocial thought processes
D) the process by which easily available information affects our judgments
E) exposure to subliminal stimuli


Answer: A

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