In their classic study on learning and memory in scuba divers,Godden and Baddeley found that
A)scuba divers who learned words underwater remembered them best when tested underwater.
B)scuba divers who learned words underwater remembered them best when tested on land.
C)scuba divers who learned words on land remembered them best when tested underwater.
D)scuba divers remembered the words similarly across both land and underwater learning conditions.

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Godden and Baddeley found that scuba divers who learned words underwater remembered them best when tested underwater. This is known as context-dependent memory, where people recall information better when they are in the same context or environment as where they learned it. In this case, the underwater environment serves as the context for the divers' memory of the words.

In Their Classic Study on Learning and Memory in Scuba