Dr. Deblanc is conducting an experiment. Two groups of participants study a word list in a psychology laboratory. Some time later, one group attempts to recall the words in the same laboratory; the other group tries to recall the words in a very different environment, a nearby city park. Dr. Deblanc is probably investigating the influence of __________ on memory.
A) maintenance rehearsal
B) retrieval cues
C) source confusion
D) schema intrusions

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Dr. Deblanc is investigating the influence of retrieval cues on memory by having one group attempt to recall the words in the same laboratory (familiar environment) and the other group try to recall the words in a very different environment (unfamiliar environment) which is the city park. The context and environmental cues serve as retrieval cues, and this experiment examines how such cues influence memory retrieval.

Dr Deblanc Is Conducting an Experiment