Walking into your bedroom you think, ''I need to get my backpack in the kitchen'' When you reach the kitchen, you forget what you came there for. As you return to your bedroom, you suddenly remember, ''Backpack'' This sudden recall is best explained by a. the misinformation effect. b. source amnesia. c. context effects. d. flashbulb memory formation. e. semantic encoding.

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Rowan Dalton

7 December, 19:45

Walking into your bedroom you think, ''I need to get my backpack in the kitchen'' When you reach the kitchen, you forget what you came there for. As you return to your bedroom, you suddenly remember, ''Backpack'' This sudden recall is best explained by a. the misinformation effect. b. source amnesia. c. context effects. d. flashbulb memory formation. e. semantic encoding.

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Marcos Barnett · Answer 1

context effects

Explanation:

We remember objects with respect to the environment they fit into. The object may be forgotten if the environment or context changes. Our perception depends on the background of the stimulus.

The scenario over here perfectly illustrates the effect of context. We are used to seeing a backpack in the bedroom but the kitchen is not a place where a backpack is kept. This makes us forget about the backpack as we enter the kitchen and remember it after going into the bedroom.

Hence, this case illustrates context effect.