After Watching a Couple of Hours of TV Together, Anna

Multiple Choice

After watching a couple of hours of TV together, Anna and her friends go out to dinner where she tries a new dish on the menu. It turns out, that during one of the shows on TV, Anna had been exposed to a commercial with a subliminal message about the restaurant's new menu. How likely is it that Anna's behavior by ordering the new dish is the result of exposure to a subliminal message?

A) highly unlikely; subliminal messages in everyday life have no real effect
B) highly likely; exposure to subliminal messages in a living room-type environment are very effective
C) somewhat likely; research has shown that subliminal messages are effective if the target is female
D) somewhat likely; exposure to subliminal messages when with a group of people are effective