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Prompting vs Priming - What's the difference?

prompting | priming |

As verbs the difference between prompting and priming

is that prompting is while priming is .

As a noun priming is

(psychology) the implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.

prompting

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Verb

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    • priming

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
  • A substance used as a primer.
  • The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
  • The first coating of colour, size, etc. laid on canvas, or on a building or other surface.
  • The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.

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