When presented with a list of words along a theme (e.g., "bed," "rest," "slumber," "dream," "tired"), participants often (mis)recall the theme word to be part of the list (e.g., "sleep"). This procedure is commonly referred to as the:

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The Deese-Roediger-McDermott procedure (also known as DRM) is a memory phenomenon where participants recall a non-presented word that is semantically related to other words presented to them. This is due to activation of the semantic network, and the word that fits the theme the most strongly comes to mind even though it was not presented.

When Presented with a List of Words Along a Theme