Research on the generation effect shows that:
A)nearly all participants in the youngest generation will benefit from metamemory techniques not employed by older adults.
B)participants remember the generated associations better than the read associations.
C)participants remember the read associations better than the generated associations.
D)generating lexical items in response to new associations allows for easier use of retrieval cues.

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The research on the generation effect has consistently shown that participants remember the generated associations better than the read associations. This effect has been observed across different age groups and types of stimuli. Therefore, option B is the correct choice. The other options are not supported by the research and are therefore incorrect.

Research on the Generation Effect Shows That