Reading a romantic novel caused Consuela to recall some past experiences with a high school boyfriend.The effect of the novel on Consuela's memory retrieval is an illustration of
A) priming.
B) memory consolidation.
C) automatic processing.
D) the serial position effect.

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Priming refers to the phenomenon where exposure to a stimulus can enhance the retrieval of related information from memory. In this case, the romantic novel served as a prime for Consuela's memories of her high school boyfriend. Memory consolidation refers to the process of transferring information from short-term to long-term memory, which is not directly relevant here. Automatic processing refers to unconscious encoding of information, which may or may not be relevant in this situation. The serial position effect refers to the tendency to better remember items at the beginning or end of a list, which is also not directly relevant in this situation.

Reading a Romantic Novel Caused Consuela to Recall Some Past