Which One of the Following Best Illustrates the Word Length

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following best illustrates the word length effect?

• A) Linda finds that her attention is drawn more readily to long words (e.g., watermelon) than to short ones (e.g., pear).
• B) Macy has a difficult time remembering how to spell hippopotamus and armadillo, even though she can spell other animal names (e.g., dog, bear) quite easily.
• C) When words are four or more syllables long, the tendency to mix up the order of consonants (e.g., mispronouncing interpretation as "interpetration") increases considerably.
• D) Rick has trouble remembering his shopping list-detergent, antifreeze, cinnamon, watermelon, margarine-even though he could easily remember a 6-item list (nuts, milk, pears, salt, ham, stamps) last week.

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