word
semantic priming
seh-MAN-tik PRY-ming
sɪˈmæntɪk ˈpraɪmɪŋListen
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semanticpriming
Dictionary meaning
a phenomenon in which exposure to one word (the prime) speeds up the recognition of a semantically related word (the target); for example, reading 'doctor' facilitates faster processing of 'nurse'; used extensively to study the structure of mental lexicons and semantic memory networks
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