Godden and Baddeley found that if you study on land, you do better when tested on land, and if you study underwater, you do better when tested underwater. This finding is an example of ________.
A) memorability
B) registered learning
C) encoding specificity
D) accessible decoding

Question

Godden and Baddeley found that if you study on land, you do better when tested on land, and if you study underwater, you do better when tested underwater. This finding is an example of ________.
A) memorability
B) registered learning
C) encoding specificity 
D) accessible decoding

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Godden and Baddeley's finding suggests that our memory is context-dependent, and that the context in which we learned information is an important factor in our ability to retrieve it. This phenomenon is known as encoding specificity. Choices A, B, and D are not relevant to this concept.

Godden and Baddeley Found That If You Study on Land