As part of a study, Steve was asked to rapidly judge if a string of letters flashed on a screen was a legitimate word. This technique is called a __________.
A) repetition priming
B) fragmentation
C) lexical decision
D) word completion task

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The technique described is called a lexical decision task, where the participant is asked to quickly decide if a presented string of letters is a real word or not.

As Part of a Study, Steve Was Asked to Rapidly