Participants in One Study Recalled Words Better When They Had

question 13

Multiple Choice

Participants in one study recalled words better when they had been asked first whether the word described them (rather than, for example, if the word had been printed in large letters) . Researchers interpret this to mean that

• A) the participants had to think about the word more when asked if it described them.
• B) the self-description questions generated more interest for the participants than the other questions.
• C) the self-description questions generated a stronger emotional reaction for the participants than the other questions.
• D) the participants processed the information in a self-referencing manner.

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