Question

What does it mean to say that memories are "context-dependent"? People often attach their surroundings to their memories. People remember information best if they can use their imaginations. People remember information in up to seven locations. Context helps people to remember the details of prior events.

Answer 1

When saying that memories are "context-dependent", it means that context helps people to remember the details of prior events when the context at encoding and at retrieval are the same. Context-dependent memories play an important role in various situations, like studying, experiences after the use of drugs and so forth.

Answer 2

The answer is: Context helps people to remember the details of prior events.

In psychology, the context-dependent memory is the enhaced recall of specific information, ideas or experiences when we are in the same context as when we experienced them before. When we learn something in one context, we'll more easily remember it in that same context.