Consider this pair of judgments about which is smaller: "Which is smaller,a sheep or a bear?" and "Which is smaller,a mouse or a rat?" The faster response to the second question illustrates __________.
A)the semantic congruity effect
B)the imagery effect
C)the number magnitude effect
D)the symbolic distance effect

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The semantic congruity effect refers to the finding that judgments about a comparison between two objects or entities are faster and more accurate when the attributes being compared are semantically congruent, or related in meaning. In this case, the second question involves two animals that are more similar in size and appearance, making the comparison more semantically congruent and easier to process, leading to a faster response time.

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