When the conditions of information retrieval are similar to the conditions of information encoding, memory retrieval is more likely to be successful. This statement reflects the basic idea of:
A) source monitoring.
B) prospective memory.
C) memory consolidation.
D) the encoding specificity principle.

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The encoding specificity principle states that memory retrieval is more likely to be successful when the conditions of information retrieval are similar to the conditions of information encoding. Therefore, this statement reflects the basic idea of the encoding specificity principle.

When the Conditions of Information Retrieval Are Similar to the Conditions