You are listening to a radio broadcast that describes a person who donated a kidney to a complete stranger in need of a transplant, when the phone rings and the firemen's association asks you to make a donation. The idea of priming suggests that you will __________.

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The idea of priming suggests that activating a certain schema or category in our minds can make us more likely to behave in a way consistent with that schema. In this case, hearing about someone's charitable act may make the schema of being charitable more accessible in our minds, and therefore make us more likely to donate to the firemen's association.

You Are Listening to a Radio Broadcast That Describes a Person