The results of laboratory studies of illusory memory indicate that:
a) participants often consciously recollect the theme words around which each list is constructed, even
though these words were never presented.
b) participants don't generally recollect that the theme word had been presented; they just KNOW that it was presented.
c) participants often recognized that the theme words as having been in the lists but rarely recalled those theme
words.
d) false memories can not be created in a list learning paradigm.
Answer: a
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