Shortly after you see a missing-child poster you are more likely to interpret an ambiguous adult-child interaction as a possible kidnapping.This best illustrates the impact of
A) priming.
B) long-term potentiation.
C) infantile amnesia.
D) state-dependent memory.

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This scenario demonstrates the impact of priming, which is the activation of certain associations or concepts in memory, leading to changes in perception and behavior. Seeing the missing-child poster primes the concept of child abduction, causing people to interpret otherwise innocuous interactions as potentially dangerous.

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