Meyer and Schvaneveldt's (1971)study of reaction time to paired words,such as bread/butter or nurse/butter,was an examination of which memory phenomenon?
A) working memory
B) spreading activation
C) flashbulb memory
D) levels-of-activation

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Meyer and Schvaneveldt's study was an examination of spreading activation, as it investigated how closely related words were processed and activated in memory, leading to faster or slower reaction times. Working memory, flashbulb memory, and levels-of-activation were not the focus of this study.

Meyer and Schvaneveldt's (1971)study of Reaction Time to Paired Words,such