An undergraduate student is coerced into participating in a…
An undergraduate student is coerced into participating in a memory study for extra credit. First, the student is taught to say “waffle” when presented with the nonsense word QEL. After the student demonstrates fluency, the experimenter teaches them to say “treetop” when presented with the nonsense word QEL. Finally, the experimenter says, “Yes, treetop goes with QEL. What else goes with QEL?” The student, despite previously being taught to say “waffle” to fluency, does not provide the correct answer. What is the name for this phenomenon?
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