Question

Often individuals are not able to answer a straightforward question such as, "who was president after richard nixon?", but they can remember the answer (gerald ford) when given a hint such as, "he has the same name as a type of car." the hint serves as a

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Retrieval cue
Retrieval cue refers to a type of stimuli that help you to retrieve a certain form of memory.
For example, when you're often being abused with a belt when you're a child. Seeing a belt as an adult might serve as a retrieval cue that bring back the bad abusive memory.