According to the encoding specificity principle,which retrieval cue would work bestfor the sentence,"The dog ate the bone?"
A) hungry animal
B) you have heard it before
C) contains five words
D) it's a sentence

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The retrieval cue that is most closely related to the information being retrieved will work best according to the encoding specificity principle. In this case, the cue "hungry animal" is most closely related to the idea of a dog eating a bone, making it the best choice. The other options are not as closely related to the specific information being retrieved.

According to the Encoding Specificity Principle,which Retrieval Cue Would Work