Tess,a huge football fan,couldn't remember the name of the beautiful model who walked the runway at the Rio Olympics until her friend reminded her that it was quarterback Tom Brady's wife.Tess realized it was Giselle,and her friend's prompt functioned as a(n)_____ cue.
A)transfer-appropriate
B)encoding specificity
C)state-dependent
D)retrieval

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The friend's prompt acted as a retrieval cue, helping Tess to recall the information about Giselle by providing a related piece of information (that she is Tom Brady's wife), which facilitated the retrieval of Giselle's name from memory.

Tess,a Huge Football Fan,couldn't Remember the Name of the Beautiful