While studying memory loss caused by brain injuries, psychologists found that the patients, who could not explicitly recall words presented earlier, would actually say these words unconsciously when asked to say any word that begins with a certain letter. Being able to tap into memories that the patients were unaware they had by giving them the first letter of a word illustrates the use of
A)eidetic imaging.
B)recoding.
C)internal imaging.
D)priming.

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This phenomenon is known as "priming," where exposure to one stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention. In this case, the first letter of a word acts as a cue that unconsciously influences the patients to recall and say words they were previously exposed to but could not explicitly remember.

While Studying Memory Loss Caused by Brain Injuries, Psychologists Found