After the word "bread" was subliminally flashed,observers detected the related word "butter" much faster than the unrelated word "bubble." This best illustrates the impact of

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The phenomenon being described here is priming – the presentation of one stimulus (the subliminal flash of the word "bread") influencing the processing of a subsequent stimulus (the detection of the related word "butter"). Sensory adaptation refers to a decrease in sensitivity to a constant or repetitive stimulus. Prosopagnosia is a neurological disorder that impairs recognition of familiar faces. Weber's law refers to the idea that the just noticeable difference between two stimuli is proportional to the magnitude of the stimuli.

After the Word "Bread" Was Subliminally Flashed,observers Detected the Related