While reading her psychology text, Anne comes across words that she has never seen before, such as exacerbate and reserpine. She notices that on these sorts of unfamiliar words she must stop and try to pronounce the words several times. For unfamiliar words, Anne is using the method of reading known as __________ reading.
A) sight
B) phonetic
C) whole-word
D) partial-word
E) functional

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Anne is using phonetic reading, which involves sounding out unfamiliar words by breaking them down into phonemes or smaller sound units. This method is often used when encountering new or difficult words that cannot be recognized by sight.

While Reading Her Psychology Text, Anne Comes Across Words That