Jason is undergoing treatment for depression.His therapist has encouraged Jason to remember as many details as possible about times when Jason was not feeling depressed.Jason is having difficulties remembering a time when he was not depressed.This is probably because of the effects of ________.

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Mood dependent memories refer to the phenomenon where memories are more easily retrieved when the individual's current mood matches the mood they were in when the memory was formed. In this case, Jason's depression is likely acting as a retrieval cue for memories and making it difficult for him to remember times when he was not depressed.

Jason Is Undergoing Treatment for Depression