You are assigned to learn the following list of words: bagel, bread, pie, cake, and turnover. I then ask you to tell me what words on a second list you remember from the first list. You add the word "donut" to the list. This is an example of the

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This is an example of the spreading activation model of memory, which suggests that when we encounter a stimulus (in this case, the list of words), related nodes in our memory network are simultaneously activated, making it easier to remember related information (adding "donut" to the list).

You Are Assigned to Learn the Following List of Words