While Studying Diligently for His Midterm,Raoul Consumes Massive Quantities of Sugar

question 87

Multiple Choice

While studying diligently for his midterm,Raoul consumes massive quantities of sugar by drinking Rush cola and eating Grandma's cookies.The day of the midterm examination,Raoul is careful to eat nutritious,low-sugar foods and drink lots of milk and water.During the exam,Raoul has trouble recalling what he has studied.This can best be explained by ____.

• A) context-specific memory
• B) retroactive inhibition
• C) state-dependent memory
• D) proactive inhibition

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