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penguins · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

While studying diligently for his midterm, Raoul consumes massive quantities of sugar by drinking Rush cola and eating Grandma's cookies. The day of the midterm examination, Raoul is careful to eat nutritious, low-sugar foods and drink lots of milk and water. During the exam, Raoul has trouble recalling what he has studied. This can best be explained by ____.

a. context-specific memory
b. retroactive inhibition
c. state-dependent memory
d. proactive inhibition

Question 2

Alexander learns the names of all fifty states of the United States while he is in a very happy mood. Later, while he was in a sad mood, he can remember only twenty of the states. However, when Alexander was again happy, he can remember all fifty states. The principle that best explains this memory effect is ____.

a. melancholic inhibition
b. positive facilitation
c. context-specific memory
d. mood congruency