In one study,when teens were down,they rated their parents as cruel;when they were up,their parents were angels.This best illustrates
A) implicit memory.
B) infantile amnesia.
C) the serial position effect.
D) mood-congruent memory.

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The situation described in the question best illustrates mood-congruent memory, which is the tendency to remember information that is consistent with one's current emotional state. When the teens were feeling down, they remembered and rated their parents as cruel, while rating them as angels when they were in a better mood. This shows how their current emotional state influenced their memory retrieval and perception of their parents' behavior.

In One Study,when Teens Were Down,they Rated Their Parents as Cruel;when