Roediger and McDermott (1995, 2000) used a simple procedure to produce memory illusions. Their data showed that
A) when subjects are given a recall test of the words on the list they remember the non presented words less then 50% of the time.
B) when subjects are given a recognition test they typically indicate that about 80% of the non presented words were actually presented in the list.
C) about 25% of the subjects remember the non presented words when they are given a recall test of the words.
D) about 80% of the subjects remember the non presented words when they are given a recall test of the words.

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Roediger and McDermott's data showed that when subjects were given a recognition test, they typically falsely recognized about 80% of the non-presented words as actually presented in the list. This is because the presented words are semantically related to the non-presented ones, which creates a memory illusion or false memory. However, the percentage of subjects who remember the non-presented words during a recall test is not provided in the given information.

Roediger and McDermott (1995, 2000) Used a Simple Procedure to Produce