Steve Is Shown a List of Words, Which Includes "Baby

question 29

Multiple Choice

Steve is shown a list of words, which includes "baby." He is then asked to list all the words he can remember from the list, but he does not include "baby." Steve is later asked to identify words and nonwords, and "baby" is presented along with other items. Which of the following patterns is most likely to reflect Steve's performance on this identification task?

• A) Steve will say "baby" is a nonword.
• B) Steve will respond more quickly to "baby" than he would to other words.
• C) Steve will respond more slowly to "baby" relative to nonwords.
• D) Steve's response time will be about the same to "baby" as to all other items on the test.

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Definitions:

Green Plants

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