Falsely reporting a memory for words that are novel but semantically related to previously encountered words is:
A) more common for amnesic patients than for normal subjects.
B) more common for normal subjects than for amnesic patients.
C) equally common for normal subjects and amnesic patients.
D) more common for epileptics than for normal subjects.

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This is known as the "false memory effect" and is more common in normal subjects than in amnesic patients. Amnesic patients have difficulty forming new memories and are less likely to create false memories.

Falsely Reporting a Memory for Words That Are Novel but Semantically