Superior memory for information that was produced by a person (rather than simply read or heard)benefits from __________.
A)encoding specificity
B)the generation effect
C)emotion-induced memory
D)recognition enhancement

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The generation effect refers to the phenomenon where information that is actively generated during learning is better remembered than information that is simply read or heard. Therefore, the superior memory for information produced by a person is consistent with the generation effect.

Superior Memory for Information That Was Produced by a Person