A researcher had participants read each of the sentences below and measured the time it took to read each sentence.
Trial 1: The lamb ran past the cottage into the pasture.
Trial 2: The dog ran past the house into the yard.
The participants' response times were longer for ____________________ because of the ____________________ effect.
A. trial 2; word frequency
B. trial 1; word frequency
C. trial 2; word superiority
D. trial 1; word superiority
Answer: B
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Answer:
The wavelength of light mainly affects our perception of
a. color. b. brightness. c. saturation. d. light purity.
What is true of latent inhibition?
a. ?Learning associated with latent inhibition involves forgetting a response, resulting in relatively poor learning. b. ?Learning associated with latent inhibition involves forgetting a response, resulting in very effective learning. c. ?Learning associated with latent inhibition is slow, resulting in relatively poor learning. d. ?Learning associated with latent inhibition is slow, resulting in very effective learning.
Two latent personality variables which have been consistently identified through numerous factor analytic studies are _______.
a. agreeableness–disagreeableness and responsibility–irresponsibility b. introversion–extraversion and emotional stability–instability c. open–closed and honesty–humility d. none of the above