Researchers had participants memorize a number of words before reading an ambiguous passage about a character named Donald. The results of this study showed that people
a. who memorized any positive words about Donald, whether or not they applied to the passage, viewed him more positively.
b. who memorized positive words about Donald viewed him positively only when those words were also applicable to the passage.
c. who memorized negative words about Donald made a concerted attempt to overcome their prejudices and viewed him more positively.
d. were not affected by the positivity or negativity of the words they memorized.
Answer: B
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