In an Implicit Memory Experiment, Participants Are First Briefly Exposed

question 126

Multiple Choice

In an implicit memory experiment, participants are first briefly exposed to unusual, lengthy words in Phase I; later in the week, in Phase II, participants return for a word completion task, in which they attempt to fill in the missing letters of each of a list of words (e.g., p _ _ _ u d _ _ e) . Some of the words correspond to Phase I words; others do not. Which pair below correctly identifies the variables of interest in this study

• A)Phase I or II-independent variable; whether Phase II words had appeared in Phase I - dependent variable
• B)Phase I or II-independent variable; word completion accuracy-dependent variable
• C)whether Phase II words had appeared in Phase I-independent variable; Phase I or II-dependent variable
• D)whether Phase II words had appeared in Phase I-independent variable; word completion accuracy-dependent variable.

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