Simon read the words "bed," "night," "snore," "dream," "comfort," and "pillow" to Jennifer. As a result of misattribution, we could expect Jennifer to

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Misattribution refers to the confusion between the source of information. In this case, Jennifer is likely to attribute the word "sleep" to the list, even though it was not actually presented to her. This is because the word sleep is semantically related to the words that were presented, such as bed, night, and pillow. Therefore, she is more likely to remember sleep as if it was presented in the list.

Simon Read the Words "Bed," "Night," "Snore," "Dream," "Comfort," and "Pillow