_______ is required to identify the distinct phonemes contained in the word trilobite, a difficult task for young children and illiterate adults.
A) Masked priming
B) Incremental language processing
C) Perceptual invariance
D) Phonemic awareness

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Phonemic awareness is the ability to identify and manipulate the individual sounds, or phonemes, in words. This is necessary for reading and writing, and can be a difficult task for young children and illiterate adults. The task of identifying the distinct phonemes in the word trilobite requires phonemic awareness. Masked priming and incremental language processing are not relevant to this task, and perceptual invariance refers to the ability to recognize objects despite variations in their appearance, not the ability to identify phonemes in words.

_______ Is Required to Identify the Distinct Phonemes Contained in the Word