A researcher had participants read each of the sentences below and measured the time it took to read each sentence.
Trial 1: The lamb ran past the cottage into the pasture.
Trial 2: The dog ran past the house into the yard.
The participants' response times were longer for ____________________ because of the ____________________ effect.
A) trial 2; word frequency
B) trial 1; word frequency
C) trial 2; word superiority
D) trial 1; word superiority

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The participants' response times were likely longer for trial 1 because of the word frequency effect. Words like "lamb," "cottage," and "pasture" are less common and thus might take longer to process than the more commonly used words in trial 2, such as "dog," "house," and "yard."

A Researcher Had Participants Read Each of the Sentences Below