Eyewitnesses to a crime often recall the details of the crime most accurately when they return to the scene of the crime.This best illustrates
A) the serial position effect.
B) memory consolidation.
C) long-term potentiation.
D) the encoding specificity principle.

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The encoding specificity principle suggests that memory retrieval is most effective when the context of the original memory matches the context in which it is being retrieved. Returning to the scene of the crime provides a similar context which can aid in memory recall, supporting the encoding specificity principle.

Eyewitnesses to a Crime Often Recall the Details of the Crime