Castel, McCabe, Roediger, and Heitman (2007) investigated whether experts might be more or less susceptible than novices to the DRM memory illusion

They tested people who were more and less knowledgeable about
and found that experts were .
a) football; more likely than novices to falsely recall items
b) football; less likely than novices to falsely recall items
c) cooking; more likely than novices to falsely recall items
d) cooking; less likely than novices to falsely recall items


Answer: a

Psychology

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