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2.6 Retrieving Memories

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Retrieval is bringing stored information back into conscious awareness. Different retrieval methods have different success rates, and various cues and contexts can dramatically help or hinder recall.

In this unit

8 lessons

  1. 2.1PerceptionPreview lesson
  2. 2.2Thinking, Problem-Solving, Judgments, and Decision-MakingPreview lesson
  3. 2.3Intro to MemoryPreview lesson
  4. 2.4Encoding MemoriesPreview lesson
  5. 2.5Storing MemoriesPreview lesson
  6. 2.6Retrieving MemoriesThis lesson
  7. 2.7Forgetting and Other Memory ChallengesPreview lesson
  8. 2.8Intelligence and AchievementPreview lesson

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