Smith and Moynan (2008) found that when they supplied the category names to participants at time of test:
A)participants could recall items from categories they had not recalled earlier.
B)participants could not recall the items in a category if they had not recalled the category earlier.
C)participants could only recall categories-the items were all repressed.
D)participants had many false memories for the emotional categories.

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When the researchers supplied the category names to participants at time of test, participants were able to recall items from categories they had not recalled earlier. This suggests that providing cues or context can improve memory retrieval.

Smith and Moynan (2008) Found That When They Supplied the Category