Researchers Had Participants Memorize a Number of Words Before Reading

Multiple Choice

Researchers had participants memorize a number of words before reading an ambiguous passage about a character named Donald. The words participants read influenced how they interpreted Donald's somewhat ambiguous behavior. The take-home message of this study is that thoughts have to be __________ before they affect our impressions of the social world.

A) either accessible or applicable
B) accessible, but not necessarily applicable
C) applicable, but not necessarily accessible
D) both accessible and applicable