Whenever you smell coconut oil, you tend to think about your recent holiday in KwaZulu-Natal (where you and your friends used lots of coconut suntan oil).This also makes you think about all of the fun and crazy things you did on your trip.That is, the smell of coconut oil ____ memories of your trip.

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The word "priming" refers to the process of a stimulus (in this case, the smell of coconut oil) triggering a recall of associated memories. Therefore, the best choice is B, "primes." None of the other answer choices accurately describe this phenomenon.

Whenever You Smell Coconut Oil, You Tend to Think About