After his last drinking spree, Fakim hid a half-empty liquor bottle. He couldn’t remember where he hid it until he started drink
ing again. Fakim’s pattern of recall best illustrates _________.a. Infantile amnesia b. Flashbulb memory c. The serial position effect d. State-dependent memory
When Fakim's stated drinking again, he got to know where he had hid the bottle because he was in the same state of drinking. As <u>phenomenon of state dependent-memory </u>says that memory retrieval works more efficiently when an individual is in the same state of consciousness as they were when the memory was formed.
State-dependent memory is the phenomenon through which memory retrieval is most efficient when an individual is in the same state of consciousness as they were when the memory was formed.
For instance, happy memories are more easily or intensely remembered when one is already feeling happy and the same goes for sadness or anger.
