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.

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This exercise illustrates the phenomenon of false memories, where a person recalls information that did not actually occur or was presented. In this case, the word "sleep" was not presented but was associated with most of the words on the original list, leading some individuals to falsely recall it being there.

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