Students may tend to transfer learning only in conditions similar to those in which the original learning took place. This tendency is related to which of the following?

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Encoding specificity refers to the principle that recall is most effective when information available at the time of encoding is also present at the time of retrieval. This concept explains why students may transfer learning more effectively in conditions similar to those in which the original learning occurred, as the environmental cues and context match.

Students May Tend to Transfer Learning Only in Conditions Similar