Whenever Andrea goes to the library to study,she takes a Red Bull energy drink with her and drinks it while she studies.As the semester progresses,she notices that she does considerably better on an exam when she drinks a Red Bull during it.She MOST likely does better because of:
A)caffeine-enhanced sensory storage.
B)state-dependent retrieval.
C)the transience of retrieval.
D)state-dependent storage.

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State-dependent retrieval is the phenomenon where memory is better retrieved if the individual's internal state during retrieval matches their internal state during encoding. In this case, Andrea's internal state (caffeine intake) during studying matches her internal state during the exam (also drinking Red Bull), leading to better retrieval of information.

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