Which statement about priming is supported by the evidence?
A) Latent inhibition may be due to retrieval-generated priming of the CS by the context.
B) Changing the context between training and testing results in a stronger self-generated priming effect, evidenced by less latent inhibition.
C) Self-generated priming effects are most likely to occur with long delays or gaps between CS and US.
D) The Hall-Pearce negative transfer effect is enhanced by changing the context, presumably due to retrieval-generated priming.

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Latent inhibition is the phenomenon where a familiar stimulus takes longer to acquire meaning (as a signal or conditioned stimulus) than a new stimulus. The idea that latent inhibition may be due to retrieval-generated priming of the conditioned stimulus (CS) by the context suggests that the context in which the CS is presented helps to retrieve or prime the CS, making it more familiar and thus harder to condition. This is supported by evidence showing that contexts can influence the ease with which stimuli are conditioned, with familiar contexts leading to slower conditioning due to this priming effect.

Which Statement About Priming Is Supported by the Evidence