Answer questions based off of: Reicher 1969

Citation 1:Word Superiority

1. APA-style reference for the article

2. Goal of article: State the research questions and/or hypotheses being investigated(What are they trying to do?

3. List three (3) cognitive psychology terms important for the topic of the article, find their definitions or descriptions in any CogPsy textbook (give reference) and provide them here:

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4. Describe ALL the dependent variables for the designated experiment:

1. Provide an operational definition
2. Name the units it was measured in

5. Describe ALL the independent variables for the designated experiment:

1. Name each variable and list its levels
2. State the statistical test(s) that was/were used to analyze the data
3. If there is more than one independent variable, state the factorial design

6. Describe how the experiment was conducted. What was the procedure

7. Identify all the main effects and interactions (if the design is factorial). Make sure you state the main effect for EACH independent variable you named in (5):

1. Provide the statistical statement (t- or F-statement)
2. Explain each statement in plain English

8. Steps or conclusions suggested by the article(One paragraph):

1. How is each research question listed in (4) answered?
2. What do the data mean?

9. What general implications does the word superiority effect have for our understanding of the reading process?

10. A "sentence superiority effect" has been demonstrated for words.Describe the effect and give an example