James has a goal of being able to run a marathon by next year. When he sees a woman dart out of a store and start running, he immediately thinks, "Oh, she must be a runner, too!" rather than, "She's a shoplifter trying to get away."
Which of the following is the best explanation for why one schema was accessible rather than another?
a. chronic accessibility due to past experience
b. a current goal
c. base-rate information
d. applicability of priming
Answer: B
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