The encoding specificity principle predicts that practicing basketball free-throws as they would be shot in an actual game increases the probability of successful free-throw shooting in a game.

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The encoding specificity principle states that memories are more easily retrieved when the conditions of retrieval match the conditions of encoding. In the context of practicing basketball free-throws, this means that practicing in a way that mimics the actual game conditions (such as shooting from the free-throw line with the same ball and in the same environment as a game) is more likely to lead to successful free-throw shooting in an actual game. Therefore, the statement is true.

The Encoding Specificity Principle Predicts That Practicing Basketball Free-Throws as They