With Short Delays,we Are Better at Recalling a List of ________

question 42

Multiple Choice

With short delays,we are better at recalling a list of ________ words than a list of ________ words.With longer delays,we show an even stronger effect between ________ similar and dissimilar words.

• A)semantically dissimilar / semantically similar / phonologically
• B)semantically similar / semantically dissimilar / phonologically
• C)phonologically dissimilar / phonologically similar / semantically
• D)phonologically similar / phonologically dissimilar / semantically

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