Hailey wants to increase her chances of doing well on her final exam in physics. She has made flash cards, read all the material, and done all the practice problems. Remembering what she learned in psychology class about context-dependent memory, Hailey decides to study for her final exam in which location?
A)In the library, on the quiet floor
B)In the classroom where she will be taking the exam
C)In the library, on the noisy floor
D)In her room where she can be the most comfortable and relaxed

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Hailey decides to study for her final exam in the classroom where she will be taking the exam.
Context-dependent learning acknowledges that retrieval for memories is most effective when it occurs in the same context as encoding. In other words, if Hailey encodes (i.e., studies) the physics material in the classroom she is going to be taking the exam in, she is more likely to remember that material than if she studied in any of the other locations.

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