If you thought you "remembered" that "sleep" was in the original list of words you read in the "Try It Yourself" section of your textbook Chapter , then you were mistaken, since the word "sleep" was not present but was associated with most of the words on the original list.This exercise illustrates the reality of
A) false memories.
B) priming implicit memories.
C) cognitive dissonance.
D) eidetic imagery.

Question

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The exercise illustrates the phenomenon of false memories, which is the recollection of an event or detail that did not actually occur or exist. In this case, the word "sleep" was not present in the original list, but the association of the other words on the list with the concept of sleep may have led the reader to believe that sleep was included.

If You Thought You "Remembered" That "Sleep" Was in the Original