Hearing the word "rabbit" may lead people to spell the spoken word "hair" as "h-a-r-e." This best illustrates the outcome of a process known as

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Priming is a process in which exposure to a stimulus (in this case, the word "rabbit") influences the response to a subsequent stimulus (in this case, the word "hair") by activating or priming certain mental representations or associations. In the example given, hearing "rabbit" may prime the mental representation for the animal, which in turn may activate the representation for a similar sounding word "hare." This can result in a spelling error.

Hearing the Word "Rabbit" May Lead People to Spell the Spoken