Mr. Shannon, the high school choir director, made sure that two weeks before the holiday concert in December he moved the rehearsals into the auditorium where the performance would be held

He wanted the students in his choir to associate what they would have to do with the surroundings where they would have to remember it! Mr. Shannon, obviously well-versed in psychology, is using the __________ effect to help the performance go smoothly.
a. context
b. environmental
c. acoustic
d. state-dependent

Answer: A

Psychology

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