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encoding specificity principle  

Definition

  • "Specific encoding operations performed on what is perceived determine what is stored, and what is stored determines what retrieval cues are effective in providing access to what is stored." (Tulving & Thompson, 1973, p. 369).

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  • • Thomson, D. M., & Tulving, E. (1970). Associative encoding and retrieval: Weak and strong cues. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 86(2), 255–262. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0029997

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Tulving, E., & Thomson, D. M. (1973). Encodage spécifique et processus de récupération en mémoire épisodique. Psychological Review, 80(5), 352–373. Traduit dans Nicolas, S., & Piolino, M. P. (2010). Anthologie de psychologie cognitive de la mémoire: Fonctionnalisme et structuralisme (pp. 193-227). De Boeck Supérieur.

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  • • Tulving, E., & Thomson, D. M. (1973). Encoding specificity and retrieval processes in episodic memory. Psychological Review, 80(5), 352–373. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0020071

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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Editorial note

  • The encoding specificity principle suggests a link between the encoding context and the retrieval context of information. The reinstatement of a contextual cue present at the time of encoding during the retrieval phase enhances the recovery of information from memory.

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