Ted asks Krystal to say the words "hop," "pop," and "mop." Then, Ted asks Krystal, "What do you do at a green light?" Krystal quickly replies, "Stop," (instead of the right answer: "Go") because of
A) recognition.
B) encoding specificity.
C) TOT phenomenon.
D) priming.
E) misattribution.

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Krystal's response of "Stop" instead of "Go" is due to priming. Ted's previous request for words ending in "-op" primed Krystal to respond with another word fitting that pattern, leading her to incorrectly say "Stop" when asked about a green light.

Ted Asks Krystal to Say the Words "Hop," "Pop," and "Mop