The effectiveness of retrieval cues depends on the extent to which they ____.
A) encourage the transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory
B) relate to information that was encoded at the time of original learning
C) invoke visual images
D) are context-specific

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Retrieval cues are effective to the extent that they are related to the information that was encoded during the original learning. When retrieval cues match the original encoding, they can facilitate the retrieval of that information from memory.

The Effectiveness of Retrieval Cues Depends on the Extent to Which