Zeke Finds That He Performs Better on the Exams That

question 50

Multiple Choice

Zeke finds that he performs better on the exams that are given in his regular psychology classroom than he does in the large lecture room that is used to give midterms and finals to several sections at once.Zeke's experience illustrates the

• A)importance of state-dependent memory.
• B)role of proactive interference.
• C)role of retroactive interference.
• D)importance of retrieval cues in memory.

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