Most people misrecall the sentence,"The angry rioter threw the rock at the window" as "The angry rioter threw the rock through the window." This best illustrates the impact of

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This misrecall illustrates the impact of encoding meaning, where people remember the gist or meaning of the sentence rather than the exact wording, leading to the substitution of "at" with "through" because it makes more sense contextually.

Most People Misrecall the Sentence,"The Angry Rioter Threw the Rock