Rubin et al. (1976) asked participants to respond when they heard a word that started with the /b/ sound. The average response time when real words were used was _____; and _____ when non-words were used.
A) 100 msec; 57 msec
B) 580 msec; 631 msec
C) 995 msec; 900 msec
D) 1.87 sec; 1.88 sec

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According to the passage, Rubin et al. (1976) found that the average response time for real words starting with the /b/ sound was 580 msec and the average response time for non-words starting with the /b/ sound was 631 msec. Therefore, the best choice is B.

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