Samantha has just broken up with her boyfriend and is feeling very sad.She resolves to change her mood by thinking about happy things,but finds that she just keeps remembering other sad things.Samantha's experience can best be explained in terms of:
A) context-dependent memory
B) cognitive schemas
C) depth of processing
D) state-dependent memory

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State-dependent memory suggests that people are more likely to recall information that is consistent with their current mood or emotional state. Samantha's sadness is causing her to recall other sad memories.

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