Encoding specificity refers to:
A)improved memory recall if the physical surroundings available when the memory was first formed are also available when the memory is being retrieved.
B)improved memory recall if the psychological or emotional states occurring when the memory was first formed are present when the memory is being retrieved.
C)information at the beginning and end of a body of information are more easily recalled than information from the middle .
D)the ability to match a piece of information or a stimulus to a stored image or fact.

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Encoding specificity refers to the principle that memory is improved when information available at encoding is also available at retrieval, such as the physical surroundings.

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