Whenever Mandy gets angry with her boyfriend,she easily remembers all of the other times she has been angry with him in the past.Mandy's ability to retrieve this information is most likely influenced by
A) suggestibility.
B) persistence.
C) state-dependent memory.
D) context-dependent memory.

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State-dependent memory refers to the phenomenon where people are more likely to recall information when they are in the same emotional or physiological state as when the memory was encoded. Mandy's anger helps her recall past instances of anger with her boyfriend.

Whenever Mandy Gets Angry with Her Boyfriend,she Easily Remembers All