Casey has been shown a number of words very quickly on a computer screen,including flashes of the word KING multiple times.Later,he is asked to perform a stem completion task and is given the stem Q _ _ _ _.He is most likely to fill this in with the word QUEEN rather than QUILL or QUIET due to
A)explicit memory.
B)priming.
C)semantic memory.
D)procedural memory.

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This is an example of priming, where exposure to a particular stimulus (in this case, the word "KING") increases the accessibility and likelihood of related concepts (such as "QUEEN") to come to mind. This is not an example of explicit memory, as there was no intentional effort to memorize or learn the words. This is also not an example of semantic memory, which refers to general knowledge about the world, rather than specific experiences or stimuli. Procedural memory refers to memory for how to do certain tasks, such as riding a bike or typing on a keyboard, and is not relevant to this scenario.

Casey Has Been Shown a Number of Words Very Quickly