In a lexical decision task:
A)Participants presented with a string of letters must decide rapidly whether the string forms a word
B)Participants presented with a string of letters must read the word aloud as fast as they can
C)Participants presented with a word must decide rapidly whether they have encountered the word before
D)Participants presented with a word must say the number of syllables
E)Participants presented with a series of sounds must repeat the sounds as accurately as they can

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In a lexical decision task, participants are presented with a string of letters and asked to decide as quickly as possible whether it forms a real word or not. Option A accurately describes this task, making it the best choice.

In a Lexical Decision Task