The author of your text makes a suggestion that students should study in a variety of places. This suggestion is based on research showing that people remember material better if they learned it in a number of different locations, compared to studying the same amount of time in one location.The suggestion solves a problem raised by
A) the encoding specificity principle.
B) the spacing effect.
C) levels of processing.
D) the distributed practice effect.

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The suggestion of studying in a variety of places is based on the encoding specificity principle, which states that we are more likely to remember information if we encode it in a similar context as to where we will retrieve it. By studying in multiple locations, we are able to create a variety of contexts for encoding information, making it easier to retrieve later on.

The Author of Your Text Makes a Suggestion That Students