Nehal, a medical student who has been reading textbooks of illnesses for weeks on end, develops a headache and now fears she has a dreaded brain disease. Fortunately, she does not. This incident serves as a good example of ______________, which is a type of implicit memory.

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Priming is a phenomenon where exposure to one stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention. In this case, Nehal's extensive reading about illnesses has unconsciously influenced her to interpret her headache as a sign of a serious disease.

Nehal, a Medical Student Who Has Been Reading Textbooks of Illnesses