Xavier was given a list of words as part of a memory test that included "dog,pail,and hate." Later,he recalled these words as "log,whale,and late." Based on Xavier's errors in recall,how did he encode the original word list

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Xavier's errors in recall suggest that he encoded the original word list based on the sounds of the words (phonemes) rather than their meaning (semantic encoding) or their physical appearance (structural encoding). Retroactive encoding is not a relevant concept in this context.

Xavier Was Given a List of Words as Part of a Memory