Several researchers have examined how well deaf participants remember signs, just as listeners remember words they hear. In listening, words that sound alike are less likely to be remembered. What happens with American Sign Language?
a) Signs that are close in meaning, regardless of motion involved in the sign, are less likely to be recalled.
b) Signs whose words sound the same if said aloud are less likely to be recalled, regardless of motion involved
in the sign.
c) Signs that are made up of similar motions are less likely to be recalled.
d) There is no sign length effect—all signs were remembered equally well.
Answer: c
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