Question

Suppose 500 residents of a dormitory are separated into two groups. The first group is asked the following questions in this order: ""How happy are you with your experience living in the dormitory?"" followed by ""How many social gatherings held in the dormitory have you been invited to?"" The second group is asked the following questions in this order: ""How many social gatherings held in the dormitory have you been invited to?"" followed by ""How happy are you with your experience living in the dormitory?"" Further suppose that residents in the second group who reported that they had been invited to fewer social gatherings held in the dormitory reported being less happy with their experience living in the dormitory than did similar residents in the first group. This is an example of ________ effects.

Answer 1

The described disparity in the responses given by the residents of the dormitories simply because the order of questions was changed is an example of priming effects.

Explanation:

• Psychological priming happens when an event or an action acts as a stimulus and influences the response that one unconsciously chooses to give to a similar event or an action.
• The concept of priming is mostly responsible for the observed changes in decisions made by people who are subjected to a stimulus right before they make a decision.