Consider an experiment in which participants were asked to remember Chinese symbols called radicals (which have no sound)and symbols called characters (which consist of a radical plus another symbol).The fact that the participants were able to remember some of the radicals provides evidence for the operation of _____ coding.
A) semantic
B) auditory
C) abstract
D) visual

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The fact that participants were able to remember Chinese symbols (radicals) that have no sound suggests that they were using visual coding. They were able to recognize the visual features of the radicals and store them in their memory. This supports the idea of visual coding, which involves encoding information based on its visual appearance.

Consider an Experiment in Which Participants Were Asked to Remember