On his way to work,Charlie sees a sign for an upcoming concert for the band Cake.Without even realizing it,the word cake has made Charlie think of baked sweets,which makes him think of getting a donut.This is an example of ______________.
A)categorization
B)priming
C)linguistic relativity
D)sentence verification

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This is an example of priming, where exposure to a stimulus (in this case, seeing the word "Cake") influences a person's response to a subsequent stimulus (in this case, thinking about "baked sweets" and "getting a donut").

On His Way to Work,Charlie Sees a Sign for an Upcoming