Which of the Following Is an Example of the Word-Superiority

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of the word-superiority effect?

• A) People who live in Alaska know more words pertaining to snow than most people in Florida know.
• B) People who start by learning the names of all the parts of an automobile engine eventually become superior auto mechanics.
• C) People with a large vocabulary generally do better in school than people with a more limited vocabulary do.
• D) People can identify the word WEST more easily than they can identify the letter W, after seeing both for just a split second.

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Definitions:

Natural Product

A chemical compound or substance produced by a living organism, found in nature.

IUPAC Name

The systematic name for a chemical substance as designated by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) guidelines.

Alkene

Hydrocarbons that contain at least one carbon-carbon double bond, part of unsaturated hydrocarbons.

Cis-Trans Isomers

Molecules with the same formula and order of atomic connections but differing in the spatial orientation of their atoms or groups across a double bond or ring structure.