Your friend would like to improve his grades on classroom tests in a difficult course. Drawing on your knowledge of context reinstatement and encoding specificity, what is probably the best, most practical advice you could give him?

A) "Think deeply about the meaning of the material when you are studying your text."
B) "Read and re-read that textbook as many times as you possibly can."
C) "Study in the same room in which you will be tested."
D) "When you are taking the test, try to mentally re-create the environment in which you studied the material."

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Ariel Biaghoshi · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Encoding specificity suggests that memory is better when retrieval conditions match the conditions present during encoding. Therefore, studying in the same environment as the testing environment will likely improve your friend's memory retrieval during the exam. Additionally, mentally recreating the study environment during the test will also improve recall. Options A and B may improve comprehension and knowledge of the material, but may not improve memory recall during exams. Option C may not be practical if the testing location is a different room or building.

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