A Researcher Had Participants Read Each of the Sentences Below

question 16

Multiple Choice

A researcher had participants read each of the sentences below and measured the time it took to read each sentence.
Trial 1: The lamb ran past the cottage into the pasture.
Trial 2: The dog ran past the house into the yard.
The participants' response times were longer for ____________________ because of the ____________________ effect.

• A) trial 2; word frequency
• B) trial 1; word frequency
• C) trial 2; word superiority
• D) trial 1; word superiority

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