When Readers Use the Direct-Access Route to Recognizing Written Words

question 16

Multiple Choice

When readers use the direct-access route to recognizing written words,

• A) they learn to distinguish between a letter's distinctive features and its characteristic sound.
• B) they translate the visual stimuli into sound before locating a word's meaning.
• C) they recognize each word's syntactic function before they recognize its meaning.
• D) they recognize a word from the visual stimulus without having to translate first into sound.

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Definitions:

Viewer Aggression

The phenomenon where viewers of aggressive or violent content may exhibit aggressive behaviors themselves.

Violent Media

Content in various forms of media that depicts acts of physical aggression, harm, or brutality.

Abused Children

Refers to minors who have suffered physical, emotional, sexual, or neglectful harm by a parent, guardian, or other caregivers, often resulting in long-term psychological and physical effects.

Non-abused Children

Refers to children who have not experienced abuse, including physical, emotional, or sexual harm from adults or peers.