Suppose that at a given moment units in your memory corresponding to the letters C, O, I, and N are moderately active, but not active enough for definite identification. According to a connectionist model, what would happen?

A) The units would excite a higher-order unit corresponding to the word COIN, which would feed back to excite the individual letters.
B) The units would excite a higher-order unit corresponding to the word COIN, which would feed back to inhibit the individual letters.
C) The units would inhibit a higher-order unit corresponding to the word COIN.
D) The higher-order unit corresponding to the word COIN would be unaffected until each of the four individual letters was positively identified.

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  According to a connectionist model, when units corresponding to individual letters are moderately active, they can excite a higher-order unit that corresponds to a word that contains those letters. This is called the process of pattern completion. In this case, the units for COIN would be excited, which would then feed back and excite the individual letters, making them more active and easier to identify. Choice A correctly describes this process.

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