Professor Chapstick wears a scarf that has pictures of snakes eating rats while she lectures her students about a particular chapter of material. Many of her students have a slight fear or repulsed feeling looking at her scarf, because they are not comfortable with snakes. According to the state-dependent memory effect, under which of the following circumstances would the students perform the best on the exam?
A) If Professor Chapstick does not wear her scarf during the exam
B) If Professor Chapstick does wear her scarf during the exam
C) If Professor Chapstick is not in the room during the exam
D) If Professor Chapstick lays the scarf on the table, but does not wear it during the exam

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According to the state-dependent memory effect, people recall information more effectively when they are in the same context or state as when they learned the information. In this scenario, if Professor Chapstick wears her scarf during the exam, it replicates the environment in which the students learned the material, potentially enhancing their recall abilities.

Professor Chapstick Wears a Scarf That Has Pictures of Snakes