As part of a memory test, Xavier was given a list of words that included dog, pail, and hate. Later, he recalled these words as log, whale, and late. Xavier's errors in recall suggest that he had encoded the original word list
A)phonemically.
B)structurally.
C)semantically.
D)retroactively.

Question

As part of a memory test, Xavier was given a list of words that included dog, pail, and hate. Later, he recalled these words as log, whale, and late. Xavier's errors in recall suggest that he had encoded the original word list ​
A)phonemically.
B)structurally. ​
C)semantically. ​
D)retroactively. ​

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Xavier's errors in recall (log instead of dog, whale instead of pail, late instead of hate) suggest that he encoded the original word list based on the sound of the words, which is referred to as phonemic encoding. This is because his recalled words share phonetic similarities with the original words.

As Part of a Memory Test, Xavier Was Given a List