You are stuck trying to remember a piece of information. It is the name of the person who first discovered the 7-item limit to STM. You are drawing a blank until I tell you that his last name begins with a vowel. Exposure to that piece of information allows you to retrieve the answer and is referred to as:

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Priming is a technique in psychology where exposure to a stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, in this case, the hint about the last name beginning with a vowel helps retrieve the information.

You Are Stuck Trying to Remember a Piece of Information