As a participant in a memory experiment,Shamithia has been given a list of words: candy,sugar,tart,pie,and honey.When she is later asked to recall the words on this list,Shamithia incorrectly recalls one of the words.Which of the following words is she most likely to FALSELY recall?
A) sweet
B) cake
C) bee
D) tort

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Shamithia is most likely to falsely recall a word that is semantically related to the words on the list, but was not actually presented. The word "sweet" is semantically related to all of the words on the list (candy, sugar, tart, pie, and honey), so it is the most likely option for a false recall. The other options (B) cake, (C) bee, and (D) tort, are not as closely semantically related to the list of words.

As a Participant in a Memory Experiment,Shamithia Has Been Given