All of the following statements are true of dyslexia except:
a) it's typically something a child outgrows.
b) it's characterized by poor spelling.
c) it's a problem mapping orthography to the sounds of words.
d) it's characterized by a lack of phonological awareness.
Question 2
A study by Van Orden (1987) had participants perform a category verification task.
Participants were presented with a category name (e.g., flower), followed by one of three types of stimuli: (1) a category member, like daffodil; (2) a homophone of a member of the category, like rows, or (3) a word with orthography similar to a
category member, like robs. Participants tended to miscategorize items from ________ most frequently,
supporting the ________ access view of word recognition.
a) condition one; direct
b) condition three; direct
c) condition two; indirect
d) condition three; indirect
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