In a lexical decision task in which participants must judge whether a string of letters forms a word in English, participants are first shown the string BANANA. Based on what you know about categories and spreading activation, which of the following strings might participants then judge the most rapidly
A)APPLE
B)ANANAB
C)MAVEN
D)BANDANA

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The word "APPLE" is semantically related to "BANANA" as both are fruits, and spreading activation theory suggests that related concepts are activated in the brain, leading to faster recognition.

In a Lexical Decision Task in Which Participants Must Judge