Leslie is shown the word "tour." Later on she is shown a list of word fragments, such as "___ou___," and asked to fill in the blanks. She is more likely to complete the word as "tour," than are other people who had not been previously shown the word "tour." This is an example of ________.

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This is an example of priming, where exposure to a stimulus (in this case, the word "tour") influences subsequent processing of related stimuli (in this case, the word fragment "___ou___").

Leslie Is Shown the Word "Tour