Cues . . . Retrieval Cues
While watching your favorite James Bond movie, you pick up on all sorts of background stimuli from the environment. These sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings have become entwined with your memory of the movie, so they can serve as retrieval cues for scenes in the film. Next time you smell buttery popcorn, don’t be surprised if the ice blue eyes of Daniel Craig pop into your head.
While watching your favorite James Bond movie, you pick up on all sorts of background stimuli from the environment. These sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings have become entwined with your memory of the movie, so they can serve as retrieval cues for scenes in the film. Next time you smell buttery popcorn, don’t be surprised if the ice blue eyes of Daniel Craig pop into your head.
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