Wickens et al.'s "fruit, meat, and professions" experiment failed to show a release from proactive interference in the "fruit" group because

A. the stimulus category changed.
B. the stimulus category remained the same.
C. the response task changed.
D. the response task remained the same.


Answer: B

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