The sleep list experiment, in which many people misremember the word "sleep" as being part of a list of words, is an example of
A) a repeated recall error.
B) a disadvantage of memory's constructive nature.
C) misleading postevent information's influence on memory.
D) retroactive interference.

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The sleep list experiment demonstrates the disadvantage of memory's constructive nature, as participants constructed a false memory of the word "sleep" being part of the list.

The Sleep List Experiment, in Which Many People Misremember the Word