A Highly Skilled Typist Can Type 120 Words Per Minute

question 100

Multiple Choice

A highly skilled typist can type 120 words per minute only because

• A) the neural circuits responsible for activating each key press become active before the preceding key press has been completed.
• B) different neural circuits at the lower levels of the sensorimotor hierarchy can be simultaneously active without interfering with one another.
• C) the key presses have been chunked.
• D) all of the above
• E) he receives flowers from his boss at least once a month.

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