Tyler formed a positive first impression of a new teacher because her facial expressions triggered memories of his favorite aunt.This best illustrates the impact of
A) priming.
B) prosopagnosia.
C) sensory adaptation.
D) Weber's law.

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Priming is the process by which exposure to a stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, and in this case, Tyler's positive memories of his aunt were likely primed by the new teacher's facial expressions, leading to his positive first impression. Prosopagnosia refers to the inability to recognize faces, sensory adaptation involves the diminishing sensitivity to a constant stimulus, and Weber's law pertains to the difference threshold in perception.

Tyler Formed a Positive First Impression of a New Teacher