Priming occurs when presentation of one stimulus
A. disrupts the processing of another stimulus.
B. acts as a cue that tells the participant when his or her response was correct.
C. facilitates the response to another stimulus that usually follows closely in time.
D. relates to a prototype in a way that is unrelated to associated exemplars.
Answer: C
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