Whenever you smell coconut oil, you tend to think about your recent vacation in the Bahamas (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 smell of coconut oil primes memories of your trip because it acts as a trigger or a cue that brings those memories to the forefront of your mind, a process known as priming in psychology.

Whenever You Smell Coconut Oil, You Tend to Think About