When Tory's boyfriend tells her that he is going to Las Vegas with his friends for a week,she immediately begins to think about her ex-husband's affair in Las Vegas.She also recalls all the times her ex-husband deceived her,and so she becomes depressed and angry about her boyfriend's trip to Las Vegas.Tory's recollections illustrate

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State-dependent memory refers to the phenomenon where memories are more easily recalled when the individual is in the same state (e.g., emotional, physical, or environmental) as when the memory was encoded. In this case, Tory's boyfriend's announcement of his trip to Las Vegas triggers her memories of her ex-husband's affair in Las Vegas, which occurred while she was in a similar emotional state of anxiety and insecurity.

When Tory's Boyfriend Tells Her That He Is Going to Las