What Is the Phonological Similarity Effect

question 30

Multiple Choice

What is the phonological similarity effect?

• A) Memory span is smaller for longer words than for smaller words.
• B) Memory span is smaller when a person is speaking and remembering at the same time.
• C) Memory span is smaller when items are presented with irrelevant speech in the background.
• D) The more phonologically similar items in a set, the more errors are made.

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