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> even in the very last sentence of the article,

I am not a psychologist, but isn't part of the definition of priming that it happens before? How would saying something afterwards harm your ability to previously understand something? Well, I guess I could see how that'd be possible, but I'm not sure that's priming anymore.




I don't read every article top to bottom, I would waste too much time doing that. I read the intro, and if I like, I estimate how long it will take me with a full scroll to the bottom. I also read the bottom so I know the point we are working up to. Sometimes the article is too long and I skip an overly descriptive middle section.


With complicated subjects sometimes you need to read the explanation a few times before it completely makes sense.




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