When people make mistakes in recalling a short list of random letters from memory, researchers have found that the mistakes typically involve:
A)look-alike errors, substituting letters that may look the same but sound different
B)sound-alike errors, substituting letters that may sound the same but look different
C)random errors, substituting letters that are not similar to those on the original list
D)sequencing errors, recalling the correct letters in the incorrect order

Question

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People often make sound-alike errors when recalling letters from memory, as phonetic similarity can lead to confusion.

When People Make Mistakes in Recalling a Short List of Random