Participants who are told that they are about to see a word that represents a musical instrument will recognize the word guitar __________ participants who are told they are about to see a word that represents a form of transportation. This occurs because of __________.
A) more quickly than; priming effects
B) more quickly than; perceptual segregation
C) as quickly as; priming effects
D) as quickly as; perceptual segregation

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Participants who are primed with a specific category, such as musical instruments, will have a faster response time in recognizing words that belong to that category. This is called priming effect. Therefore, participants who are told that they are about to see a word that represents a musical instrument will recognize the word guitar more quickly than participants who are told they are about to see a word that represents a form of transportation.

Participants Who Are Told That They Are About to See