Which procedure is an investigator likely to use in an experiment on the word-superiority effect?

A) Show someone cards, each of which contains one picture and one word, and ask whether the word describes the picture.
B) Start a conversation with someone who is performing a skilled nonverbal task, and examine possible interference.
C) Flash letters or words on a screen, and ask what the person saw.
D) Play different tape-recorded messages to the two ears, and ask what the person heard.

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Final Answer : C, Explanation :  This procedure involves flashing letters or words on a screen and asking the person what they saw. This is an example of a standard way to test the word-superiority effect, which refers to the phenomenon that people are able to more quickly and accurately recognize letters when they are presented in the context of a word, as opposed to when they are presented alone or in a non-word context. This type of experiment would involve comparing reaction times and accuracy rates for identifying letters in different conditions, such as when presented alone or within a word, and analyzing the results to draw conclusions about the influence of context on perception.

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