Regarding Wilding and Valentine's research on exceptional memory, which of the following was NOT a finding of their research?
a. Many of the contestants actively used memory strategies, including mnemonics.
b. Specialized interests or knowledge helped participants on some memory tasks.
c. On tasks in which the use of learned strategies was prevented, no participant was able to excel on these memory tasks.
d. Wilding and Valentine concluded that exceptional memory may be based on either natural ability or learned strategies, but usually required both.
C
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