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:

Mitigate Damages

A legal principle requiring a party suffering loss to take reasonable action to minimize the extent of the damage resulting from a breach of contract or tort.

Consequential Damages

Refers to damages that are not directly caused by a breach of contract but result from the particular circumstances of the plaintiff.

Breach of Contract

Occurs when one party in a contract fails to fulfill their obligations as per the agreement, thus violating the contract.

Consequential Damages

Indirect losses or damages that result from a breach of contract, not directly caused by the breach but a consequence of it.