Researchers find that repeated activation of a synapse between two neurons makes future activation of that connection easier, forming the biological basis of learning and memory.
Which of the following processes does this describe?
The serial position effect
Proactive interference
Long-term potentiation
Encoding specificity
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A student studies for her biology exam in a quiet library. On the day of the exam, she is seated in a noisy sports hall and finds she cannot recall several facts she knew well during revision. A classmate who revised with background noise similar to the exam hall performs significantly better.
Which of the following memory principles best explains the classmate's advantage?
The serial position effect
Encoding specificity
Proactive interference
The testing effect
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