The Results of Foss's Phoneme-Monitoring Study Suggested That

question 9

Multiple Choice

The results of Foss's phoneme-monitoring study suggested that:

• A) we access the meanings of an ambiguous word all at once
• B) we access the meanings of an ambiguous word one at a time
• C) we only access multiple meanings in a laboratory setting
• D) we can consciously block activation of multiple meanings of ambiguous words

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Definitions:

Consistency

Consistency in data or methodologies indicates that the results or approaches remain steady and unvarying over multiple trials or instances.

Chi-squared Distribution

A statistical distribution that is used to describe the distribution of the sum of the squares of independent, standard normal variables.

Critical Value

The threshold value that a test statistic must exceed for the null hypothesis to be rejected in hypothesis testing.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values in a statistical calculation that are free to vary when estimating parameters.