negative priming

noun

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

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Meanings

nounnegative priming (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn implicit memory effect in which prior exposure to a stimulus unfavorably influences the response to the same stimulus.
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