When you violate the encoding specificity principle, you are likely to experience an inability to
A) encode information.
B) store information.
C) retrieve information.
D) form a visual image of the material you want to retrieve.

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The encoding specificity principle suggests that cues present during information encoding will be the most effective in retrieving that information later. Therefore, if the cues present during retrieval are different from those present during encoding, it may be difficult to retrieve the information. This can result in an inability to retrieve, or recall, the information.

When You Violate the Encoding Specificity Principle, You Are Likely