You participate in a research study, and the researchers ask you to study and remember a list of 10 bizarre sentences. Are you likely to do better on this task than you would if you had to recall a list of 10 ordinary sentences? Why or why not?

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Bizarre ideas are not necessarily easier to remember than ordinary ideas. In fact, if all the ideas are bizarre, then none of them stand out and they may be more difficult to recall.

You Participate in a Research Study, and the Researchers Ask