When people are given lists of related words,and then later falsely recall a word that is strongly related to the others,but not actually said,the experimental paradigm is called a __________.
A)vigilance method
B)DRM paradigm
C)elicitation technique
D)distorting manipulation

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The DRM paradigm (Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm) is a commonly used experimental paradigm that involves presenting participants with a list of closely related words (e.g. bed, rest, awake, tired, dream, snooze, etc.) and then later testing their memory for those words. The key feature of the DRM paradigm is that it often leads to the false recall of a word that is strongly related to the others but was not actually presented (e.g. sleep).

When People Are Given Lists of Related Words,and Then Later