The Word-Length Effect Reveals That

question 31

Multiple Choice

The word-length effect reveals that

• A)STM digit span remains constant across native speakers of different languages.
• B)longer words are typically more distinctive and easier to retrieve from LTM than shorter words.
• C)working memory's central executive processes verbal information differently than visual/image information.
• D)the phonological loop of the working memory model has a limited capacity.

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