Question

Watching a TV soap opera involving marital conflict and divorce led Andrea to recall several instances in which her husband had mistreated her. The effect of the TV program on Andrea's recall provides an example of __________.a. the spacing effect.b. priming.c. the serial position effect.d. the context effect.

Answer 1

Option b==> priming is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Priming is an important concept In the Psychology of memory. Let me start by staying an example; if you were given the colour ''red'' and you were asked to say something that comes to your mind, then it is probably ''danger''. This way in which a stimuli was given first (in this case the colour "red") and it affected the way you respond is known or refers to as PRIMING. And this is the same case with Andrea in the question above.

By definition, Priming is a kind of unconscious awareness that influences the way people respond to a particular stimuli.

Answer 2

B. Priming

Step-by-step explanation:

Priming is a psychological approach in which exposure to one stimulus changes the response to a subsequent external stimulus, unconsciously or without forethought.

Priming can be based on perception, semantics, or concepts. However, based on research, it has not been discovered the duration of the effects of priming, yet the timing can be instant.

So, all Andrea needed was a reminder, an external stimulus (watching a TV soap opera on marriage and divorce) for her to recall similar episodes in her own life.