You view a screen that displays one or more letters, and you are asked to report part or all of what you saw. In which of the following cases will you most easily give the correct answer?

a. You see one letter, such as B or K, and you are to report it

b. You see a word, such as BIND or KIND, and you are to report the first letter.
c. You see a nonsense string, such as BXRV or KXRV, and you are to report the first letter.
d. You see two letters, such as BL or KL, and you are to report both letters.


b

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A. 30 B. 20 C. 25 D. 18

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