Participants in a study by Bower were shown funny or sad videos prior to learning a list of words. Which of the following results occurred, demonstrating encoding specificity? 1. Participants shown sad videos before learning always recalled more than those shown funny videos, no matter what they were shown before the recall test. 2. Participants shown funny videos before learning always recalled more than those shown sad videos, no matter what they were shown before the recall test. 3. Participants who watched sad videos recalled more than those who watched funny videos, but only if they were shown funny videos before the recall test. 4. Participants shown funny videos before learning recalled more than those shown sad videos, but only if they watched another funny video before the recall test.
Participants in a study by Bower were shown funny or sad videos prior to learning a list of words. Which of the following results occurred, demonstrating encoding specificity?
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Participants shown sad videos before learning always recalled more than those shown funny videos, no matter what they were shown before the recall test. |
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Participants shown funny videos before learning always recalled more than those shown sad videos, no matter what they were shown before the recall test. |
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Participants who watched sad videos recalled more than those who watched funny videos, but only if they were shown funny videos before the recall test. |
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Participants shown funny videos before learning recalled more than those shown sad videos, but only if they watched another funny video before the recall test. |
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