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selective retrieval  

Definition

  • "process of retrieving a particular target memory, given a cue that is associated with many competing memory traces" (Anderson & Hulbert, 2021).

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Entry terms

  • partial retrieval

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Anderson, M. C., & Hulbert, J. C. (2021). Active forgetting : Adaptation of memory by prefrontal control. Annual Review of Psychology, 72(1), annurev-psych-072720-094140. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-072720-094140

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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