Which set of stimuli would be the best selection for having people perform a lexical decision task?
A) Common words "cat, boat" and uncommon words "peon, furtive"
B) Concrete words "window, monkey" and abstract words "doubt, energy"
C) Words "pizza, history" and nonwords "pibble, girk"
D) Correctly spelled words "speech, potato" and misspelled words "speach, potatoe"

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The best selection for a lexical decision task would include a combination of words and nonwords. Choice C includes real words (pizza, history) and nonwords (pibble, girk), making it the best option for testing participants' ability to distinguish between words and nonwords.

Which Set of Stimuli Would Be the Best Selection for Having