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Context dependent cues
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- our memory about the context in which information was learnt when remembering information
- no conscious effort
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Encoding specificity principle
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The closer the retrieval cues are to original leaning conditions, the more likely it is that information will be recalled
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Effect of context on memory
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Occurs through use of contextual cues to improve retrieval
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What are contextual cues?
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Environmental conditions present at retrieval that match those experienced during learning
E.g. sight, sound, smell, feel, temperature etc.
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State dependent cues
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Concerned with physiological or emotional state of a person at the time of encoding information
Experience when a person js in a particular mood is more likely to be remembered when they are in that mood again
