As part of a memory test, Taryn was given a list of words that included dog, pail, and hate. Later, she recalled these words as pup, bucket, and loathe. Taryn's errors in recall suggest that she had encoded the original word list
A)proactively.
B)semantically.
C)phonemically.
D)structurally.

Question

As part of a memory test, Taryn was given a list of words that included dog, pail, and hate. Later, she recalled these words as pup, bucket, and loathe. Taryn's errors in recall suggest that she had encoded the original word list
A)proactively.
B)semantically. ​
C)phonemically. ​
D)structurally. ​

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Taryn's errors in recall suggest that she had encoded the original word list semantically, as her recalled words (pup, bucket, and loathe) have similar meanings to the original words (dog, pail, and hate), indicating that she remembered the general meaning rather than the specific words.

As Part of a Memory Test, Taryn Was Given a List