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recollection

DEFINITIONS OF: recollection

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n the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

Synonyms:
recall, reminiscence
Types:
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mind
recall or remembrance
reconstruction, reconstructive memory
recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
reproduction, reproductive memory
recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
regurgitation
recall after rote memorization
Type of:
memory, remembering
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

n the ability to recall past occurrences

Synonyms:
anamnesis, remembrance
Type of:
memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity
the power of retaining and recalling past experience

n something recalled to the mind

Type of:
memory
something that is remembered
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