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.

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The experiment failed to show a release from proactive interference in the "fruit" group because the stimulus category remained the same. This meant that the participants were still being presented with items from the same category, which made it difficult for them to distinguish between old and new items, leading to interference.

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