Tom often smokes while studying in his apartment. Of course, he cannot smoke during his exams. This may make retrieval of the material more difficult because of
A) reconstruction.
B) episodic memory.
C) context-dependent memory.
D) short-term memory.

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Context-dependent memory suggests that recall is improved when the context present at encoding (studying) is also present at retrieval (exams). Since Tom smokes while studying but cannot during exams, the change in context (absence of smoke) may hinder his ability to recall the material.

Tom Often Smokes While Studying in His Apartment