If a person sees a string of letters like "Xvvsvo," the person should:
A)respond "yes" as quickly as possible in a lexical decision task.
B)tell the experimenter something is wrong with the lexical decision task.
C)respond "yes" only after careful consideration in a lexical decision task.
D)respond "no" as quickly as possible in a lexical decision task.

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In a lexical decision task, participants must decide as quickly as possible whether a string of letters is a real word or not. "Xvvsvo" is not a real word, so the correct response is "no."

If a Person Sees a String of Letters Like "Xvvsvo