If a listener hears 'doctor' immediately before 'nurse', which consequence affecting lexical access is most likely?

💡 Explanation

Semantic priming facilitates faster lexical access because the prior presentation of 'doctor' activates related concepts in the semantic network, leading to easier retrieval of 'nurse'. Therefore, semantic network activation speeds up, rather than being impaired by phonological or syntactic noise.

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