In an experiment investigating the cognitive priming effects of violent video games on aggressive behaviour, 50 participants were randomly split into two groups. One group played a violent first-person shooter game for 15 minutes, while the other group played a non-violent, puzzle-based video game for 15 minutes. After the gameplay session, participants took part in a food-tasting task where they were asked to prepare a cup of chili-sauce for an opponent who they knew strongly disliked spicy food. Each participant's choice of chili-sauce concentration was classified as either High Heat or Mild Heat.
The researcher used a Chi-Squared test to analyse the resulting nominal data because participants were in independent groups.
Using your knowledge of research into cognitive priming, explain the likely outcome of this study.
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