You participate in a study where you must read a list of words (frigid, chilly, winter, freeze, shiver, frost, air, and wet) and write down all the words you remember. You include "snow" in the list of words you remember, even though "snow" wasn't on the list. Which memory error have you made?
A. persistence
B. blocking
C. transience
D. false memory
Answer: D
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