On One Trial of an Experiment,a Participant Is Shown the Sequence

question 45

Multiple Choice

On one trial of an experiment,a participant is shown the sequence GWXT.On a different trial,the participant is shown the sequence PAFE.On the basis of prior research,we should expect that

• A)PAFE will be easier to perceive than GWXT because detectors for PA and FE are likely to be well primed.
• B)the letter sequences will be equally difficult to perceive because neither is a word.
• C)participants will perceive more of the letters in GWXT because they are likely to confuse PAFE with PACE or SAFE.
• D)the letter sequences will be equally difficult to perceive because both contain regular bigram patterns.

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Definitions:

Uvula

A small, fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate above the throat, playing roles in speech and preventing food from entering the nasal cavity during swallowing.

Soft Palate

The flexible, muscular part at the back of the roof of the mouth, separating the mouth from the nasopharynx during swallowing and speech.

Nasal Cavity

The large air space behind the nose, involved in breathing and housing the olfactory neurons.

Chemoreceptors

Sensory cells or organs specialized in detecting changes in chemical concentrations, often used in taste, smell, and regulation of breathing.