Six-year-old Terrance has been watching his favorite cartoon while his father prepares dinner.When the cartoon is over,Terrance asks his father for a new toy fire truck and for sugary cereal for breakfast tomorrow.A psychologist might say that Terrance asked for these things because of the ________ by the toy and cereal commercials he saw while watching the cartoon.

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Terrance's behavior is influenced by the priming effect, where exposure to certain stimuli (in this case, toy and cereal commercials) can influence subsequent behavior and choices. Schemas refer to pre-existing mental frameworks that shape how we perceive and interpret information, implicit memories are memories that are unconsciously stored and retrieved, and projection involves attributing one's own thoughts and emotions onto others. None of these concepts fully explains Terrance's behavior.

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