Imagine that you have studied for an exam in a noisy environment and your state of physiological arousal has been low while you were studying. if on the day of the exam you were given the test in a quiet environment and your physiological arousal was high (due to test anxiety), the concept of state-dependent memory would predict that your recall would be and the concept of context-dependent memory would predict that your recall would
a. be worse; also be worse
b. be better; be worse
c. be worse; be better
d. be better; also be better

Jesse james, a 20-year old, was arrested for killing a police officer. as a newly elected prosecutor, you are responsible for prosecuting mr. james. you announce your decision not to seek the death penalty in this case, but under your state’s law, the offense charged is considered special circumstances, which would qualify as a death penalty case. your decision does not sit well with the law enforcement community. what are the potential hearings that might be involved in this case? be sure to describe them from the time of arrest through appeal.