If I say the words ghost, toast, and roast, then ask you to name a word that begins with M, you would probably say most. This is an example of a
A) priming.
B) procedural memory.
C) networking task.
D) parallel model.

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This is an example of priming, where exposure to certain stimuli (in this case, words) influences our response to subsequent stimuli (naming a word that begins with M). The words "ghost," "toast," and "roast" prime our brain to think of words that rhyme with "ost," leading us to say "most."

If I Say the Words Ghost, Toast, and Roast, Then