Participants Are Shown a Visual Stimulus for Just 30 Milliseconds

question 23

Multiple Choice

Participants are shown a visual stimulus for just 30 milliseconds (ms) and are then asked, "Was there an E or a K in the stimulus?" We would expect the best performance if the stimulus is

• A) BARK.
• B) K.
• C) BWQK.
• D) GALK.

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