Question

Walking into your bedroom, you think, "I need to get my backpack in the kitchen." When you reach the kitchen, you forget what you came there for. As you return to your bedroom, you suddenly remember, "Backpack!" This sudden recall is best explained by:_______

a. flashbulb memory formation
b. the misinformation effect
c. context-dependent memory
d. source amnesia
e. semantic encoding

Answer 1

Answer: (C) context-dependent memory

Explanation: Context-dependent memory refers to the phenomenon of improved recall of certain information, to-do, or episode, whereby the context (such a place) encodes and retrieve the lost information or episode are the same.

The particular context which can be an action or place, triggers the remembrance of earlier forgotten undone task.

Answer 2

Answer: C. Context-dependent memory

Explanation: Context-dependent memory is a mental phenomenon which measures one's ability to retrieve or recall certain information when the circumstances surrounding the encoding and the retrieval of the information are the same. Context-dependent memory explains the enhancement or improvement in recollection of information from an individual's memory when the circumstance or scenario present during the time of encoding or input and retrieval of such information from memory are the same.