_______ is the phenomenon in which it takes longer to recognize a word that shares sounds with many other words than it does to recognize a word that is very phonetically distinct from other words.
A) Semantic priming
B) Facilitation
C) Neighborhood density effect
D) Mediated semantic priming

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The phenomenon described is called the neighborhood density effect. Words that share sounds with many other words (i.e. have a high phonological neighborhood density) are more difficult and take longer to recognize than words that are phonetically distinct from others (i.e. have a low phonological neighborhood density). Semantic priming refers to the activation of related concepts, facilitation refers to the speeding up of a process, and mediated semantic priming involves the activation of an intermediate concept before accessing the target word. None of these terms accurately describe the phenomenon described in the question.

_______ Is the Phenomenon in Which It Takes Longer to Recognize