In Semantic Memory Tasks,response Time Is Speeded Up or Judgments

question 34

Multiple Choice

In semantic memory tasks,response time is speeded up or judgments are made more easily when the concepts are closer together in semantic distance-that is,when they are more closely related.The effect is reversed when the comparison is false; that is,RT is longer for the comparison "a whale is a fish" vs."a whale is a bird." This is an example of __________.

• A)superordinate effect
• B)semantic relatedness effect
• C)subordinate effect
• D)Hampton priming

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