Intertrial priming

Intertrial priming is a big fancy term that means that when we see or hear something, it can affect how we respond to things we see or hear later on.

Think about it like this: Imagine you have a puzzle with three pictures on it - a car, a house, and a tree. Now, let's say you put the car piece in first, then the house piece, and then the tree piece. The next time you do the puzzle, your brain remembers the order you put the pieces in - car, house, and then tree.

So, when you go to do the puzzle again, you might automatically start with the car piece because your brain remembers it came first the last time.

The same thing happens in our brains when we see or hear things in real life. Our brains remember the things we saw or heard before, and it can impact how we react to things we encounter in the future.

For example, if you hear a loud noise followed by a quiet noise, your brain might remember the loud noise and expect the next noise to be quiet. So, if the next noise is loud again, it might be more surprising to your brain because your brain was expecting it to be quiet.

Overall, intertrial priming is like a memory game that our brains play, and it can impact how we react and respond to the world around us.