When asked to recall the date of John Kennedy's assassination, Peter draws a blank; however, when asked whether it was October 24, 1962, November 22, 1963, or February 1, 1965, he
A) state-dependent memory
B) retrieval cues
C) cross links in deep structure
D) mnemonic devices

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Peter is able to recall the correct date of  John Kennedy's assassination because he was given retrieval cues (the three options) that helped trigger his memory. This is not an example of state-dependent memory or cross links in deep structure, and mnemonic devices were not used.

When Asked to Recall the Date of John Kennedy's Assassination