You and your family are leaving on a week-long vacation. As you leave your hometown behind, you begin to feel excited as you anticipate the adventures to come and start remembering other exciting vacations that you have taken over the years with your family. This suggests that your memory is
A)state-dependent.
B)eidetic.
C)proactive.
D)regressive.

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This suggests state-dependent memory, where the excitement of going on vacation triggers memories of past vacations because the emotional or psychological state (excitement) is similar. Eidetic memory refers to the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with high precision for a few minutes without using mnemonics. Proactive interference is when older memories interfere with the recall of newer memories, and regressive memory is not a recognized term in this context.

You and Your Family Are Leaving on a Week-Long Vacation