At university A, students from all introductory psychology sections take their final examination all at once in a gymnasium. At university B, student from each introductory psychology section take their final exam in the same classroom they attended for lectures during the semester. All else being equal, students at university ___ should preform better, based on the ___.
a) A; encoding specificity principle
b) A; spacing effect
c) B; encoding specificity principle
d) B; spacing effect
Ans: c) B; encoding specificity principle
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