Some Participants in a Study by Tory Higgins and His

Some participants in a study by Tory Higgins and his colleagues (1977) memorized "positive" trait adjectives (e.g.,adventurous,neat) ; others memorized "negative" adjectives (e.g.,reckless,disrespectful) .All participants then read an ambiguous description of a person named Donald and formed an impression of him.Some,but not all,negative adjectives led to negative interpretations of Donald's actions,and some,but not all,positive adjectives led to positive interpretations of those same actions.These results suggest that thoughts must be both _______ and _______ before they influence our impressions.

A) vivid; applicable
B) applicable; vivid
C) widely shared; vivid
D) accessible; widely shared
E) accessible; applicable

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