Three groups of professors (from psychology, economics, and history) are in a room, taking part in a human memory experiment. All participants are first shown a list of important psychological concepts (for 5 minutes) and then come back to the lab an hour later to recall the terms as best they can. According to research with the DRM procedure, which group is most likely to make the most false recalls, including items on their recall list that were not initially presented?
A) the economics professors
B) the psychology professors
C) the history professors

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Research with the DRM procedure has shown that individuals are most likely to make false recalls of related words or concepts that were not actually presented in the initial list. As psychology professors may be more familiar with these concepts and thus more likely to make connections between them, they are more likely to make false recalls.

Three Groups of Professors (From Psychology, Economics, and History) Are