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An elementary school class took a spelling test immediately after reading a passage about the great plains of the united states. even though the teacher used the vocabulary word "plane" in a sentence, he noticed that many of the students spelled the word "plain" instead of the spelling word "plane." this illustrates the memory concept called _____.

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I believe the answer is: Priming

Priming refers to a psychological technique that use exposure to one certain stimulus to influence the response that we make for other stimulus. Exposure to a priming would make individuals had influence toward their perception without being aware of it.

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