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. 2011 Dec 17;44(3):862–889. doi: 10.3758/s13428-011-0175-8

Table 3.

Percentage of correct and incorrect responses to known and unknown acronyms

Known Unknown
Acronym Pronunciation Correct Incorrect Correct Incorrect
Unambiguous 81.4 0.5 18.1 0
Ambiguous typical 78.2 1.6 19.8 0.4
Ambiguous atypical 84.2 9.2 2.7 3.8