In Several Studies, Participants Were Given a List of Related

Multiple Choice

In several studies, participants were given a list of related words to learn, such as DREAM, AWAKE, REST, and TIRED. When later asked if they recognized the "theme" word (e.g., SLEEP) , which had never been presented, it was found that they:

A) often falsely recognized the theme word.
B) usually correctly rejected the theme word.
C) falsely recognized the theme word but failed to recognize the studied words.
D) falsely recognized novel, unrelated words.