Judith studied for her final exams in the calming environment of the park next to her college. On the day of each exam, she would take a walk through the park, just before going into the school to write the exam. Judith was trying to apply what she had learned about
A) contextual cues for memory retrieval.
B) state-dependent memory.
C) exercise and recall.
D) routine behaviour and test recall.

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State-dependent memory refers to the phenomenon where memory retrieval is enhanced when the individual is in the same state (e.g., physical, emotional, or environmental) as they were when the memory was encoded. In this case, Judith is trying to enhance her memory retrieval by studying in the same environment (the park) where she will be taking the exams.

Judith Studied for Her Final Exams in the Calming Environment