In semantic memory tasks,response time is speeded up or judgments are made more easily when the concepts are closer together in semantic distance-that is,when they are more closely related.The effect is reversed when the comparison is false; that is,RT is longer for the comparison "a whale is a fish" vs."a whale is a bird." This is an example of __________.
A)superordinate effect
B)semantic relatedness effect
C)subordinate effect
D)Hampton priming

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The effect described in the statement is the semantic relatedness effect, which refers to the phenomenon that judgments or response time in semantic memory tasks are affected by the distance between concepts in terms of their semantic relatedness. The other options are not relevant to the description given.

In Semantic Memory Tasks,response Time Is Speeded Up or Judgments