Phil cannot remember much about his camping trip to Vermont in the summer of 1989, but as soon as he smells the aroma of bacon and pine smoke, he recalls many details about the trip. The smells of the bacon and smoke acted as __________.
A) loci
B) mnemonics
C) primacy effects
D) retrieval cues

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The smells of bacon and pine smoke are acting as retrieval cues, triggering Phil's memory of his camping trip to Vermont. Retrieval cues help individuals access and retrieve previously stored information. The other options are not relevant in this scenario. Loci refers to a memory technique where information is linked to specific locations, mnemonics are memory aids or tricks, and primacy effects refer to the tendency to remember items at the beginning of a list better than those in the middle or end.

Phil Cannot Remember Much About His Camping Trip to Vermont