You have just spent the afternoon volunteering at the local hospital, helping patients with a variety of ailments. Even though you are not actually ill, as you walk home from the hospital you feel you are about to come down with a fever. What phenomenon is most likely to be responsible for this?
A)Attribution
B)Priming
C)Framing
D)Scripting

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Priming is the psychological phenomenon where exposure to certain stimuli influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention. In this scenario, being around patients with various ailments likely primed you to think about illness, leading to a heightened awareness of bodily sensations that you might interpret as the onset of a fever.

You Have Just Spent the Afternoon Volunteering at the Local