To help remember the key terms used to describe Pavlov's conditioning a dog to salivate to the sound of a bell, Joshua vividly imagined that he was an experimental subject in Pavlov's laboratory, and that Dr. Pavlov was conditioning him to salivate. Joshua was using _____ to help encode the information into long-term memory.
A)the encoding specificity principle
B)state-dependent retrieval
C)visual imagery
D)maintenance rehearsal

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Visual imagery is the mental process of creating or recreating visual images in the mind. Joshua's use of visual imagery to imagine himself as Pavlov's subject helps encode the information of Pavlov's conditioning into his long-term memory. The other options do not accurately describe the cognitive process used by Joshua to encode the information. The encoding specificity principle refers to the idea that memory retrieval is more successful when the context at encoding matches the context at retrieval. State-dependent retrieval refers to the phenomenon where memory retrieval is more successful when the person's internal mental state at encoding matches their internal mental state at retrieval. Maintenance rehearsal refers to the process of repeatedly rehearsing information to maintain it in working memory.

To Help Remember the Key Terms Used to Describe Pavlov's