Bransford and Franks (1971) had participants read a series of sentences and then gave them a recognition test for a set of sentences, some of which were already presented and some were not. These researchers were testing for _________.
A) cued recall
B) free recall
C) false memories
D) implicit memories

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Bransford and Franks (1971) were testing for false memories. In their study, participants often falsely recognized sentences that were not presented but were logically inferred from the sentences they did read. This demonstrated how people can construct false memories based on the information they have processed.

Bransford and Franks (1971) Had Participants Read a Series of Sentences