Counterfeiters depend on the fact that people's long-term memory often does not contain specific details but only general meanings. They are relying on the gaps that occur in memory when people

A. have an ability to chunk.
B. employ sensory memory.
C. have no immediate memory span.
D. use semantic encoding.


Answer: D

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