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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > spontaneous recovery (memory)

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spontaneous recovery (memory)  

Definition

  • In the psychology of memory, the reappearance, after a certain period of time, of memories that have been subjected to the effect of retroactive interference.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Briggs, G. E. (1954). Acquisition, extinction, and recovery functions in retroactive inhibition. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 47(5), 285-293. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0060251

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-WFPNCW87-H

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