The spreading activation model accounts for the results of the lexical decision experiments that demonstrate priming by explaining ____
a. ?our unconscious daily responses to non-real words
b. ?the quicker decision time with related words
c. ?the strong connections between unrelated words
d. ?the organization of related words in short-term memory
ANSWER:
b
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