Question

A group of researchers found that participants were more likely to correctly recognize a particular person in a photo and say the name of actor Brad Pitt when they had previously been asked a question about the inner part of a cherry or plum (i.e., pit), compared to those participants who were asked a question about something unrelated to his name. These research findings suggest that _____ can increase the likelihood of recalling certain memories.

a. chunking
b. priming
c. mnemonics
d. relearning

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Priming

Priming is a technique in which the introduction of one stimulus influences how people respond to a subsequent stimulus. Priming works by starting an association or representation in memory just before another stimulus or task is introduced. This occurs without our conscious awareness, yet it can have a major impact on numerous aspects of our everyday lives.

For example, exposing someone to the word banana will make someone have a faster response to the word monkeynthan it would to unrelated words like car. Because monkey and banana are more closely linked in memory, people respond faster when the second word is presented. Thereforea cherry plum pit will like make people respond to brad pitt faster.