Since John drank 10 cups of coffee while studying for his chemistry exam, he drinks 10 more while taking the test in order reinstate the physiological state he was under while studying. This behavior suggests that John is a firm believer in:
A) distinctiveness
B) encoding specificity
C) hypermnesia
D) state dependent learning

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

John's behavior suggests that he believes in state dependent learning, which is the concept that memory retrieval is most efficient when the individual is in the same physiological or emotional state as when the memory was encoded. By drinking more coffee during the test, John is trying to bring his body back into the same physiological state as when he was studying, in the hopes that he will be better able to retrieve the information he learned.

Since John Drank 10 Cups of Coffee While Studying for His