In a study by Dijksterhuis students were asked to write short essays about what
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Question
In a study by Dijksterhuis students were asked to write short essays about what it would be liked to be a college professor. According to what we know about priming which of the following is the most likely result of this activity?
a. students will contrast their own intelligence with that of professors and will underperform on later tests of knowledge
b. students will feel smart and will over perform on later tests of knowledge
c. there will be no effect
d. other people will perceive students as being smarter than they really are
a. students will contrast their own intelligence with that of professors and will underperform on later tests of knowledge
b. students will feel smart and will over perform on later tests of knowledge
Explanation / Answer
The answer is B.
When writing about professors, the students use stereotypes related to what they know about Professors. As aresult of this, they adopted stereotype-consistent attitudes temporarily, due to which they performed better on tests measuring their knowledge.