Studies of semantic memory have shown that in a lexical decision task,people are faster at responding to the stimulus "bread" if it is paired with a stimulus such as ______.

A) "rencle"
B) "dog"
C) "island"
D) "butter"

In a lexical decision task, people are faster at responding to semantically related words. "Bread" and "butter" are semantically related as they are often used together in the context of food, making it easier for the brain to process and recognize the connection between the two, leading to faster response times.