Priming Refers to the Tendency

question 92

Multiple Choice

Priming refers to the tendency

• A)to infer unknown personality characteristics on the basis of known dispositions.
• B)for recently used concepts to come to mind easily and influence the interpretation of new information.
• C)for people to underutilize target characteristics and rely on their own traits when forming impressions of others.
• D)to continue to believe pre-existing impressions even after they are discredited.

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Definitions:

Derealization

A mental state where the outside world feels unreal or distant, often accompanying dissociative disorders.

Dissociative Amnesia

A psychological disorder characterized by memory loss that can't be explained by normal forgetfulness, often triggered by trauma or stress.

Systematized Amnesia

A disorder characterized by loss of memory for certain categories of information, indicating a selective inability to remember.

Selective Amnesia

A memory disorder characterized by the inability to recall certain information while other memories remain intact, often resulting from psychological trauma.