Students often report that they do better on exams if they write in the same room where they had the class. If this is true, it probably reflects
A)mood congruency
B)explicit recall
C)encoding specificity
D)procedural memory
E)a trace effect

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This phenomenon is an example of encoding specificity, which suggests that memory is improved when information available at the time of encoding is also available at the time of retrieval. Being in the same room where the learning occurred provides contextual cues that enhance recall.

Students Often Report That They Do Better on Exams If