The word superiority effect shows that
a. letters are more rapidly recognized when part of a word is presented than when the letters are presented in isolation
b. words are better remembered than are nonsense syllables
c. words are recognized faster than pictures
d. language is controlled by the dominant
hemisphere
Ans: a
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