In Godden and Baddeley's (1975) pioneering "scuba diver" study of the encoding specificity principle, the match between encoding and retrieval contexts is a(n) _____ variable.
A)experimental
B)independent
C)control
D)dependent

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In the Godden and Baddeley (1975) study, the match between encoding and retrieval contexts is the dependent variable being measured to test the encoding specificity principle. The independent variable is the context in which the information is encoded and the experimental/control variables are the manipulation of the context (i.e. underwater vs. on land) to create different encoding and retrieval conditions.

In Godden and Baddeley's (1975) Pioneering "Scuba Diver" Study of the Encoding