MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 In a study, researchers provide a set of anti-smoking advertisements to high school students. Participants are asked to rate how effective they think the ads would be. Some subjects are shown the advertisements by a researcher who is smoking during the session while other subjects are shown the advertisements by a non-smoking researcher. The subjects rated the predicted efficacy of the ads as being lower when read by a smoker. This study best illustrates:
    		 

    A

    		 availability heuristic

    B

    		 self-fulfilling prophecy

    C

    		 prejudice

    D

    		 dissonance reduction



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