Priming refers to the tendency
a. to infer unknown personality characteristics on the basis of known dispositions.
b. for recently used concepts to come to mind easily and influence the interpretation of new information.
c. for people to underutilize target characteristics and rely on their own traits when forming impressions ofothers
d. to continue to believe pre-existing impressions even after they are discredited.
b
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