Your professor wants you to design a study of the effects of environmental context on memory. Which of these scenarios should you suggest?

A. Test half the research subjects under bright lights and the other half under dim lighting.
B. Test all research subjects in a large, quiet room.
C. Test all research subjects in a small, noisy room.
D. Have half the research subjects use spaced-out study sessions and the other half use one long study session.


Answer: A

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