Context And State Dependent Cues

Question 0

Context dependent cues

Answer 0

• our memory about the context in which information was learnt when remembering information
• no conscious effort

Question 1

Encoding specificity principle

Answer 1

The closer the retrieval cues are to original leaning conditions, the more likely it is that information will be recalled

Question 2

Effect of context on memory

Answer 2

Occurs through use of contextual cues to improve retrieval

Question 3

What are contextual cues?

Answer 3

Environmental conditions present at retrieval that match those experienced during learning

E.g. sight, sound, smell, feel, temperature etc.

Question 4

State dependent cues

Answer 4

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