While studying diligently for his midterm, Raoul consumes massive quantities of sugar by drinking Rush cola and eating Grandma's cookies. The day of the midterm examination, Raoul is careful to eat nutritious, low-sugar foods and drink lots of milk and water. During the exam, Raoul has trouble recalling what he had studied. This can best be explained by

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State-dependent memory suggests that recall is improved when an individual's internal state at the time of encoding matches their internal state at the time of retrieval. Raoul's change in diet and sugar intake altered his internal state, affecting his ability to recall information.

While Studying Diligently for His Midterm, Raoul Consumes Massive Quantities