Benjamin is a participant in a lab experiment. He is shown a list of words that include: engine, tire, trunk, drive, gasoline, and cup holder. When later asked, Benjamin says that "car" was one of the words he saw on the list, even though it was not there. This experiment is using _______________ to study memory.
A) guided imagery
B) a recovered memory technique
C) imagination inflation
D) the DRM procedure

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The experiment described is using the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) procedure, which involves presenting participants with lists of words that are semantically related to a non-presented word (in this case, "car"), leading participants to falsely remember the non-presented word as part of the list.

Benjamin Is a Participant in a Lab Experiment