In Several Studies, Participants Were Given a List of Related

question 13

Multiple Choice

In several studies, participants were given a list of related words to learn, such as DREAM, AWAKE, REST, and TIRED. When later asked if they recognized the "theme" word (e.g., SLEEP) , which had never been presented, it was found that they:

• A) often falsely recognized the theme word.
• B) usually correctly rejected the theme word.
• C) falsely recognized the theme word but failed to recognize the studied words.
• D) falsely recognized novel, unrelated words.

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