In an experiment, researchers found that when given the word pair ocean-moon, followed by the word detergent, participants typically said the word tide. participants were then asked why they said tide. which of the following explanations was a participant least likely to give? a. "i love the way tide cleans my bright colors." b. "i see tide commercials on television all the time." c. "my mom used tide when i was growing up." d. "the ocean-moon word pair reminded me of the tide."

D). "The ocean-moon word pair reminded me of the tide."

Explanation:

As per the question, the explanation that a participant would least likely to give would be that 'the word pair ocean-moon reminded me of the tide' as it has no affiliations to participants' prior experiences or emotions with the given word-pair. People usually tend to relate words according to their feelings or previous experiences affiliated to a particular word. Accordingly, the other options are either directly or indirectly associated to a particular emotion or experience. Thus, option D would be the correct answer.

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