I have seen demonstrations of those word lists thatIf you go to the PESTS Teaching Activities page (http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/sbscience/pests/demos.html) and read Teaching Activity #2, you will find some information and links on this.
are organized around a central theme, but lack the most obvious word. They
are read to a subject who then tries to recall them, usually giving the theme
word as one of those read aloud, even though it wasn't. I have tried to make
up versions of these lists, but mine are never very good. Does anyone here
have some better versions of this "false memory" task?"
Jeff
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