The semantic network model predicts that the time it takes for a person to retrieve information about a concept should be determined by
A) the amount of information contained in each concept.
B) the distance that must be traveled through the network.
C) the typicality of the information contained in each concept.
D) the representativeness of the information contained in each concept.

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The semantic network model proposes that concepts are organized in a hierarchical network where related concepts are located near each other. The distance between two concepts in the network is known as the semantic distance. According to the model, the time it takes to retrieve information about a concept is determined by the distance that must be traveled through the network. Therefore, option B is the correct answer. The amount, typicality, and representativeness of the information contained in each concept may influence the ease of retrieval, but they are not the primary factors in predicting retrieval time in the semantic network model.

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