AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

BIOLOGY COGNITION AND LEARNING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the enhanced ability to retrieve information where you are in the same physical and emotional state?
A
Sensory Memory
B
Context
C
Short-Term Memory
D
State-Dependent Memory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -People can more easily recall information if they are in the same physical or emotional state they were when they learned the information. This is called state-dependent learning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Context-dependent forgetting can occur when the environment during recall is different from the environment you were in when you were learning. State-dependent forgetting occurs when your mood or physiological state during recall is different from the mood you were in when you were learning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Types of Retrieval There are three ways you can retrieve information out of your long-term memory storage system: recall, recognition, and relearning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Learn about three types of retrieval: free recall, cued recall, and recognition.

Detailed explanation-5: -State-dependent memory or state-dependent learning is the phenomenon through which memory retrieval is most efficient when an individual is in the same state of consciousness as they were when the memory was formed.

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