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deesands

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The cohort model proposes that when we hear the word basketball, the first step in word recognition is:
 
  a) activating all of the words that relate to the meaning of basketball.
   b) activation of all of the words that look similar to the word basketball.
   c) activation of no concepts at all except for the word basketball.
   d) activation of all of the words that begin with the same sounds as basketball.

Question 2

One model of spoken word recognition proposes that words are recognized by activating the entire set of possible words based on the words initial sound (/b/ activates bow, bowl, bug, bought, etc),
 
  with a subsequent narrowing of the candidate set as more of the word is perceived. This is called the ________ model.
   a) cohort
   b) neighbors
   c) activation
   d) motor



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a



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