The fact that we can perceive letters in a word context better than individual letters is referred to as:
A) the interactive activation effect
B) the word-superiority effect
C) the phonemic restoration effect
D) mispronunciation detection

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The word-superiority effect refers to the phenomenon that we can recognize letters more accurately and quickly when they appear in a word context than when they appear in isolation. This is because when letters are presented in a word context, they are less ambiguous and have stronger activation from the surrounding letters and meaning of the word, making them easier to perceive. The other options (A, C, and D) refer to different perceptual phenomena but do not describe the specific effect of recognizing letters in a word context.

The Fact That We Can Perceive Letters in a Word