Tulving and Pearlstone (1966) compared free recall and category-cued recall (e.g., "type of spice"), and found that ________ was superior because ________
a) cued recall; category cues made information more available
b) cued recall; category cues made information more accessible
c) free recall; category cues made information more available
d) free recall; category cues made information more accessible
Answer: b
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