The increased ability to retrieve memories that occurs when the internal states during encoding and the internal states during recall match is called
A) context-dependent memory.
B) state-dependent memory.
C) proactive interference.
D) retroactive interference.

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State-dependent memory is the increased ability to retrieve memories when the internal states during encoding and the internal states during recall match. Context-dependent memory refers to the improved recall of specific information when the context present at encoding and retrieval are the same. Proactive interference refers to the phenomenon in which previously learned information interferes with the recall of new information while retroactive interference refers to the phenomenon in which newly learned information interferes with the recall of old information.

The Increased Ability to Retrieve Memories That Occurs When the Internal