Ricky is taking a multiple choice test in which the distractors for every item are very dissimilar to the correct answers for these items.Ricky will most likely experience
A) a lack of recognition.
B) false positives.
C) the serial position effect.
D) retroactive redintegration.

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False positives occur when a person incorrectly identifies a distractor as the correct answer, which is more likely when distractors are very dissimilar to the correct answer, leading to confusion.

Ricky Is Taking a Multiple Choice Test in Which the Distractors