Ron is about to leave his apartment.His keys are not on his dresser,where he usually leaves them.He starts to retrace his steps from the night before and realizes that he should look in the bathroom,as this was his first stop upon arrival.This reflects the process of ____.
A)mood congruent memory
B)encoding specificity
C)flashbulb memory
D)decay

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This scenario reflects the principle of encoding specificity, which suggests that memory retrieval is more effective if the cues present at the time of encoding are also present at the time of retrieval. In this case, Ron remembers that he went to the bathroom first when he arrived home, so he goes there to search for his keys as a cue to trigger his memory of where he may have placed them.

Ron Is About to Leave His Apartment