How Might Dodge's Social Information-Processing Model Be Used to Explain

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Essay

How might Dodge's social information-processing model be used to explain the behavior of teenagers who shoot their classmates?

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Definitions:

Encoding-Specificity

The principle that memory retrieval is most effective when the cues at the time of recall match those present during encoding.

Retrieval Cues

Stimuli or signals that can prompt the recall of information stored in memory, facilitating access to particular pieces of information.

Context Reinstatement

A way of improving retrieval by re-creating the state of mind that accompanied the initial learning.

Encoding Specificity

The principle that memory is improved when information available at encoding is also available at retrieval.