A participant is shown a picture of a smiling face that is flashed on the screen for a few milliseconds - too fast for the participant to recognize the image. Nonetheless, the participant then judges a neutral image more positively. This is an example of what?
A) Subliminal priming
B) Supraliminal reactivity
C) Affective forecasting
D) Conceptual pattern-matching

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This scenario describes subliminal priming, where a stimulus (in this case, the smiling face) is presented below the threshold of conscious perception but still has an effect on subsequent behavior or judgments.

A Participant Is Shown a Picture of a Smiling Face