Tanaka and Taylor (1991) Assembled a Group of Birdwatchers and Dog

Multiple Choice

Tanaka and Taylor (1991) assembled a group of birdwatchers and dog experts and presented them with line drawings of birds and dogs embedded with distractors, and participants were asked to name the object in the picture as quickly and accurately as possible. Birdwatchers used the subordinate category name on ________.

A) 99 per cent of the time when naming dogs, and dog experts used the subordinate category name 85 per cent of the time when naming birds
B) 99 per cent of the time when naming dogs, and dog experts used the subordinate category name 85 per cent of the time when naming birds, but only if distractors were congruent with the main item
C) 74 per cent of trials showing birds and dog experts used the subordinate category on 40 per cent of trials showing dogs, but only if distractors were congruent with the main item
D) 74 per cent of trials showing birds and dog experts used the subordinate category on 40 per cent of trials showing dogs