You're Watching One Movie with a Friend (Toy Story 4)

Multiple Choice

You're watching one movie with a friend (Toy Story 4) and start thinking about another (The Matrix) . You reference something from The Matrix and your friend tells you they were just thinking about that same movie. Your friend asks if you think it was just a coincidence that you were both thinking about the Matrix while watching another movie or whether there might be a logical explanation. After discussing some ideas, you realize that the connection may have had something to do with the fact one actor (Keanu Reeves) is in both movies. Although you hadn't thought about it since watching it with them, the next time you hang out with that same friend you find yourself thinking about the plot of Toy Story 4. What could potentially explain memories related to that movie coming to mind more easily in this example?

A) none of these response options are relevant for this example
B) schemas
C) encoding specificity principle
D) reinforcement
E) echoic memory