The Power of Imagination on Learning Recall

Smith 1979

Ss learn words in a distinct room.

Tested in 1 of 3 conditions:

Same Context

Different Context

Different context, but imagine encoding context

 When
 we learn anything we are also
encoding context--the surrounding
environment and our own state.

Retrieval Summary
 What
 we retrieve is a function of:
◦ Depth of encoding
◦ Type of cues
◦ Similarity between encoding and
retrieval