In a classic study, the word Dutch was systematically paired with positive words (e.g., vacation , gift ) , whereas the word Swedish was paired with negative words (e.g., bitter , failure ) . When tested afterward, participants ____.

A) tended to maintain their rating of the words Dutch and Swedish the same as before the test
B) rated the word Dutch more positively than the word Swedish
C) associated the word Dutch with the positive words but did not associate the word Swedish with the negative words
D) associated the word Swedish with the negative words but did not associate the word Dutch with the positive words

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Adesh Ramkissoon · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  This is an example of classical conditioning, where the word Dutch being paired with positive words leads participants to rate Dutch more positively than Swedish, which was paired with negative words.

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