A participant is given a list of word "web, insect, bug, fright, fly, arachnid, crawl, tarantula, poison, bite, creepy, animal, ugly, feelers, small." The participants are then asked to recall the words from the list.Which of the following statements is true?
A)Because the words are emotional, false memories are unlikely to occur.
B)There are so few words that false memories will only occur in amnesiacs.
C)False memories will occur for several of the words.
D)The word "spider" could be considered a critical intrusion.

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The word "tarantula" may be considered a critical intrusion because it is closely related to "spider," which is not explicitly listed but is associated with many of the other words on the list. This could potentially lead to false memories and confusion about whether or not "spider" was actually on the list.

A Participant Is Given a List of Word "Web, Insect