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Priming

Mar 09, 2019 by Scott Alexander

Priming is a psychological phenomenon that consists in early stimulus influencing later thoughts and behavior.

Background:

  • Anchoring and Adjustment
  • Priming and Contamination

See also: Seeing with Fresh Eyes, Affect Heuristic, Ugh Fields, Blue- and Yellow-Tinted Choices.

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