When the conditions of information retrieval are similar to the conditions of information encoding, memory retrieval is more likely to be successful. This statement reflects the basic idea of:
A)source monitoring.
B)prospective memory.
C)memory consolidation.
D)the encoding specificity principle.

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The statement reflects the idea of the encoding specificity principle, which states that memory retrieval is more effective when the retrieval cues match the conditions of encoding. Similar conditions of information retrieval and encoding enhance the likelihood of successful memory retrieval.

When the Conditions of Information Retrieval Are Similar to the Conditions