Suppose you have to recall 20 sentences that you were just exposed to. Say that you remember 10. Then the experimenter shows you a list of words that contain a key word from each sentence (e.g., telephone); subsequently, you are able to recall the sentence "A telephone can be used as an alarm clock." What is the term for the telephone in this scenario?
A) access cue
B) context cue
C) conditioned stimulus
D) feature cue

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The term "feature cue" refers to a specific element or feature of a memory that helps trigger the recall of the entire memory. In this scenario, the word "telephone" acts as a feature cue that helps you recall the sentence.

Suppose You Have to Recall 20 Sentences That You Were