Investigators were asking employees at a construction site what they were doing last Tuesday, at 10:00.Some of the workers were having a difficult time remembering details until the foreman reminded them that the foundations for the building were poured that morning.If the workers are now able to recall details of their actions, the foreman has been able to

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The foreman's reminder about the foundations being poured is reinstating the context for the workers, which can help trigger memory recall of specific details. Option A is incorrect as priming conceptual hierarchies is when someone is given a stimulus that activates their existing knowledge or associations, but that is not what is happening here. Option C is incorrect as proactive interference is when previously learned information interferes with the ability to remember new information, but this is not relevant to the scenario. Option D is incorrect as transfer-appropriate processing refers to encoding information in a way that matches how it will be retrieved later, but there is no indication that this is happening here.

Investigators Were Asking Employees at a Construction Site What They