Encoding Memories

AP Psychology· difficulty 4/5

Encoding specificity principle: recall is better when

  • A

    Retrieval cues differ from study conditions

  • B

    Retrieval cues are randomly generated

  • C

    Retrieval cues match the conditions at encoding

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  • D

    No cues are present during retrieval

Explanation

Studying in a particular room and being tested in the same room (context-dependent memory).

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