In several studies,participants were given a list of related words to learn,such as DREAM,AWAKE,REST,TIRED.When later asked if they recognized the "theme" word (e.g. ,SLEEP),which had never been presented,it was found that they:
A)often falsely recognized the theme word.
B)usually correctly rejected the theme word.
C)falsely recognized the theme word but failed to recognize the studied words.
D)falsely recognized novel,unrelated words.

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This phenomenon is known as the "false memory effect" and is a common occurrence in memory recall tasks. Participants tend to falsely recognize words that are semantically related to the studied items, even if they were not presented.

In Several Studies,participants Were Given a List of Related Words