Question

After he had a few beers, Larry reorganized the closet where he kept his sporting equipment. The next day, he could not find his tennis racquet. However, the following weekend, after having a few beers, Larry remembered where he put his racquet, an example of ______.

Answer 1

State dependent memory

Step-by-step explanation:

In psychology, state-dependent memory refers to the phenomenon through which memory retrieval is most efficient when the individual is in the same state of consciousness as they were when the memory was first formed.

In this example, Larry had a few beers and reorganized his closet, the next day he couldn't remember where he put his tennis racket. However, another day when he had a few beers (and therefore was in the same state of consciousness as when he rearranged his closet) he was able to remember where he put it.

Thus, this is an example of state dependent memory.