A study indicates that participants scored well in their psychology exams if they completed them while being seated in desks placed in a quiet room.This illustrates:

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The encoding specificity principle suggests that people remember information best when they are in a similar context or environment to where the information was learned or encoded. In this case, the participants scored well on psychology exams when they completed them in a quiet room, indicating that the environment played a role in their ability to recall the information learned. Therefore, the best choice is A) the encoding specificity principle.

A Study Indicates That Participants Scored Well in Their Psychology