An elementary class took a spelling test immediately after learning how to bake a cake.The teacher noticed that many of the students spelled the word "FLOUR" correctly instead of "FLOWER," as she had expected.This scenario illustrates:
A)memory reconsolidation.
B)transfer-appropriate processing.
C)priming.
D)retrieval-induced forgetting.

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This scenario is an example of priming, where the recent learning of baking with flour primed the students to spell "FLOUR" correctly instead of "FLOWER" during the spelling test.

An Elementary Class Took a Spelling Test Immediately After Learning