The similarity between the learning and retrieval contexts influences how well information will be remembered. This is known as the:
A)levels-of-processing theory.
B)encoding specificity principle.
C)serial position effect.
D)spacing effect.

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The encoding specificity principle states that the similarity between the learning context and the retrieval context influences memory performance. This means that the more similar the context is, the higher the chances of successfully retrieving the learned information. Therefore, option B is the correct answer to this question. The levels-of-processing theory and the serial position effect refer to other memory phenomena, while the spacing effect relates to the influence of distributed practice on memory performance.

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