Phineas walks out of his office and into the conference room. However, after he leaves his office, he forgets what he was coming into the conference room for. According to the encoding specificity hypothesis, what should Phineas do to regain his lost memory?

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The encoding specificity hypothesis suggests that memory retrieval is most successful when the external cues and context present during encoding match those present during retrieval. Returning to the original context (Phineas's office) may therefore help him remember what he had forgotten.

Phineas Walks Out of His Office and into the Conference