Which example best illustrates spreading activation at work?
A) Your sensory registers allow you to perceive smooth motion when you move your head.
B) You find it difficult to remember happy things when you are in a bad mood.
C) You find it easy to relearn vocabulary words that you had once learned but forgot.
D) You start thinking about cars, and that leads you to think about trucks and sport-utility vehicles.

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Spreading activation is the process where the activation of one concept in memory leads to the activation of related concepts. Thinking about cars can activate related concepts like trucks and SUVs, which is an example of spreading activation. The other options do not directly involve the concept of spreading activation.

Which Example Best Illustrates Spreading Activation at Work