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

Answer: b