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negative priming

negative priming noun: an implicit memory effect in which prior exposure to a stimulus unfavorably influences the response to the same stimulus.

Noun

negative priming (uncountable)

  1. An implicit memory effect in which prior exposure to a stimulus unfavorably influences the response to the same stimulus.

Questions about negative priming

What does negative priming mean?
Negative priming means an implicit memory effect in which prior exposure to a stimulus unfavorably influences the response to the same stimulus.
What part of speech is negative priming?
Negative priming is a noun.

Words near negative priming in the dictionary

  1. negative pole
  2. negative poles
  3. negative pregnant
  4. negative pressure
  5. negative pressures
  6. negative priming
  7. negative proof
  8. negative proofs
  9. negative raising
  10. negative reinforcement
  11. negative resolution

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